Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package★ 78
Ars Technica AI7d agoIncidentArs Technica reports that Starlette, a Python package with about 325 million weekly downloads, has a critical vulnerability called BadHost. The flaw can let crafted Host headers confuse request.url.path, potentially bypassing middleware-based path authorization. AI infrastructure using FastAPI or Starlette, including vLLM, LiteLLM, MCP servers, LLM proxies, and agent frameworks, should upgrade Starlette and audit custom middleware.
Everyone is navigating AI security in real time — even Google★ 70
TechCrunch AI8d agoCommentaryAs AI adoption accelerates, organizations worldwide—including Google—are finding themselves in a transitional phase, forced to address AI security vulnerabilities in real time. Traditional cybersecurity frameworks are proving insufficient against novel threats like prompt injection and model poisoning. This shifting landscape requires continuous adaptation and a fundamental rethink of how AI systems are secured.