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title: "A $1,000 AI agent just found 21 security holes in FFmpeg, the video engine inside almost every app — and one bug had hidden for 23 years"
date: 2026-06-08
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description: "An automated security tool running on roughly $1,000 in compute reportedly identified 21 vulnerabilities in FFmpeg, the open-source multimedia framework embedded in web browsers, streaming platforms, ..."
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# A $1,000 AI agent just found 21 security holes in FFmpeg, the video engine inside almost every app — and one bug had hidden for 23 years

An automated security tool running on roughly $1,000 in compute reportedly identified 21 vulnerabilities in FFmpeg, the open-source multimedia framework embedded in web browsers, streaming platforms, ...

*Published: 2026-06-08*