AnalysisPolicyJuly 3, 2026

Claude Mythos Preview linked to 3.5x spike in critical CVEs

Epoch AI analysis shows high- and critical-severity CVEs increased over 3.5x in June 2026 after Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview's autonomous vulnerability discovery capability. Both Anthropic and OpenAI have since deployed frontier models to harden critical software proactively.

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