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AI-Assisted HTTP Terminator Finds Novel HTTP Desync Techniques and Apache Zero-Day
The Hacker News·August 7, 2026·1 min read
PortSwigger announced that HTTP Terminator, an AI-assisted research system built by James Kettle, generated and proved new HTTP desynchronization techniques after exploring 30,000 candidate attack vectors. A separate human-guided discovery cascade also exposed a zero-day vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. Kettle said HTTP Terminator tested 30,000 websites during scanning.
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