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May 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: AI starts driving security industry changes

Help Net Securityby @helpnetsecurity ()4 min read2
Analyze CVE-2026-40372 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-31431
Local Privilege Escalation (Copy Fail) in Linux Kernel algif_aead Interface
7.898%KEVPoC ×13
KEV
CVE-2026-33825
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform
7.87%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2026-40372
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network
9.111%

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Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday is now live: Many fixes, but no zero-days Project Glasswing. This is one of three major security industry changes I’ll cover today. The Anthropic Mythos vulnerability discovery model has already proven to be game changing in its ability to identify new vulnerabilities in software.

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