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An AI tool found 84 flaws in 5G network software and 23 of them still have no fix

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University used AI agents to scan 4G and 5G network software, uncovering 84 previously unreported security flaws. Developers have confirmed 83 of them, and 81 now carry CVE numbers, but 23 still have no fix. The most severe vulnerability allows an attacker to hijack a subscriber's data session, redirecting traffic to the attacker.

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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University turned a set of AI agents loose on the software that runs 4G and 5G phone networks, and the agents came back with 84 security flaws nobody had reported before. Developers have confirmed 83 of them, and 81 now carry CVE numbers. The most serious one lets an attacker take over a subscriber’s data session, so the network delivers that subscriber’s traffic to the attacker instead of to the internet. … More

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