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From patch to problem: How hackers are using AI to reverse engineer and exploit security patches
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
AI is accelerating attackers' ability to reverse-engineer security patches and exploit vulnerabilities within hours of disclosure, while organisations take a median 43 days to deploy patches across production systems. The exploit-to-patch window has collapsed from years to hours, making vulnerability prioritisation and continuous attack surface validation critical.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity and AI Frontier Models.
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If you sell breach-detection or vulnerability-management tools, your customers' patch-to-deploy window just collapsed from weeks to hours. Organisations will now pay for continuous attack surface mapping rather than waiting for annual penetration tests – that's your new market.
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