AI-Driven Vulnerability Surge Breaks the Traditional Patching Model

Rapid7's 'compression era' report: high/critical (CVSS 7-10) vulnerability disclosures doubled to 8,539 in Q2 2026, from 4,268 a year earlier, while exploited vulnerabilities rose 8% to 40. VP Christiaan Beek says AI accelerates both discovery and exploitation, and vibe-coded apps repeat old template mistakes.