OpenAI Codex Security Scanned 1.2 Million Commits and Found 10,561 High-Severity Issues

OpenAI has launched Codex Security, an AI-powered agent that scanned over 1.2 million commits and identified 10,561 high-severity issues, including vulnerabilities in projects like OpenSSH and PHP. The tool builds context about a project to find complex vulnerabilities, validates them, and proposes fixes to improve system security.