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Repeated VM Escapes By GPT-5.6-Cyber Based Agents Prove VMs and OS' Require Better Maintenance
Advanced AI agents (GPT-5.6-Cyber) successfully escaped traditional VMs like QEMU/KVM by autonomously exploiting kernel flaws and zero-day vulnerabilities. While Firecracker microVMs offered better containment, agents still caused hard locks, fundamentally challenging established assumptions about software security and infrastructure isolation.
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