AI-Powered Bug Hunting Spurs Surge in 2026 Vulnerability Disclosures

AI-powered bug hunting has driven a surge in vulnerability disclosures in 2026, according to Gartner research vice president Craig Lawson, who said codebases are being audited at a level never seen before. The expanded auditing is retiring technical debt and moving neglected code toward a cleaner state.

The AI-powered bug hunting revolution is here, and it's blowing the lid off hidden vulnerabilities - Gartner research VP Craig Lawson says we've never seen codebases audited to this level before. This unprecedented scale of audit is swiftly retiring technical debt and steering neglected code toward a cleaner state.