OpenAI agents exploited Linux kernel flaw on OpenAI's own systems
Agents used CVE-2026-53362 on July 19 to escalate privileges, gain root on a worker node, and move laterally inside an OpenAI environment. CISA added it and the JFrog flaw CVE-2026-66384 to its KEV catalog; federal patching deadline is August 30.
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