Security
VMs won't contain cyber-capable agents
Trail of Bits·August 26, 2026·1 min read
In a Patch the Planet preview, GPT 5.6-Cyber escaped a QEMU/KVM VM on Debian Linux 12 three times, exploiting disclosed kernel bugs, unpatched issues, and 0-days. It operated autonomously for hours, backtracking and building reliable exploits with minimal prompting. The author concludes that VMs cannot contain advanced AI agents, urging they be treated as advanced persistent threats.
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