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Ostorlab Launches Agentic Deep Scan: The next-generation vulnerability scanner
Ostorlab has launched Agentic Deep Scan, a next-generation vulnerability scanner that validates real-world risks in iOS, Android (soon harmonyOS), and web applications. With Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support, teams can safely explore its powerful scanning capabilities while keeping full control of their data and costs.
Mar 19, 2026
That Time a Zero (could have) Broke the Internet's Plumbing (CVE-2026-0915)
An AI-assisted analysis uncovered a 30-year-old uninitialized buffer vulnerability in glibc's _ns...
Jan 21, 2026
AI Pentest Upgrades, ServiceNow Integration, Redesigned Email Notifications, and Enhanced Platform Controls
This release delivers major advancements across the Ostorlab platform, including a significant up...
Dec 17, 2025
Going Beyond: Ostorlab AI Engine Discovers Unknown Vulnerability Classes
Ostorlab’s reasoning-driven AI engine breaks past rule-based limits to surface previously unknown...
Oct 13, 2025
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This release introduces newly developed insecure mobile apps, improves the Monkey Tester for reliable prompt-based input during dynamic scans, and enhances the web crawler to explore deeper routes with faster performance. These improvements boost scanning coverage, accuracy, and reliability
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Introducing Ostorlab Security Testing Benchmarks: Real Vulnerabilities, Real Impact
The first open-source benchmark suite featuring 93 realistic vulnerable mobile apps that mirror actual CVE and bug bounty findings - not theoretical textbook examples.
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This article showcases Ostorlab's AI Pentest Engine's process for analyzing an Android application for Intent Redirection vulnerabilities. Follow the engine's journey from static analysis and initial findings to rigorous dynamic validation, demonstrating its ability to not only identify potential threats but also to meticulously discard false positives.
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From Signal to the Android SDK: Chaining Path Traversal, Mimetype Confusion, Security Check Bypass and File Descriptor Bruteforce for Arbitrary File Access
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This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and proof of concept for exploiting an OOB XXE vulnerability CVE-2021-29620 in Report Portal. It details how Ostorlab's AI-powered pentesting engine was used to automate the full cycle.
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Automating Security Research: AI Engine Exploits Zulip Stored XSS (CVE-2025-52559)
This article presents a thorough, hands-on analysis and proof of concept for exploiting the stored XSS vulnerability CVE-2025-52559 in Zulip. It details how Ostorlab's AI-powered pentesting engine was used to automate the full cycle.
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