Last seen August 18, 2026

GitHub Copilot Security Vulnerability

An AI bot from Wiz successfully exploited a critical vulnerability discovered in Snowflake's cloud data platform. The exploit was facilitated by a bug partly generated or assisted by GitHub Copilot.

Technical Severity
Low severity
Lifecycle Status

NEW

Sources

What Happened

An AI bot from Wiz successfully exploited a critical vulnerability discovered in Snowflake's cloud data platform. The exploit was facilitated by a bug partly generated or assisted by GitHub Copilot.

Why This Matters

Current evidence identifies a security issue involving GitHub Copilot, but does not yet support a more specific impact claim.

Recommended Action

No confirmed vendor remediation is available in the current evidence. Confirm whether GitHub Copilot is present in your environment and review the affected configuration.

Exposure

My AI Stack Exposure

Exposure unknown

Recommended Response
Last Seen

Aug 18, 2026 05:30

Exposure reason: This incident does not currently match a technology in My AI Stack.

Exploitation status: UNKNOWN

Primary entities:

GitHubMicrosoftGitHub CopilotCopilotSlopSnowflake

Timeline

  • Incident first seen
    Aug 18, 2026 05:30

    BugSkan first recorded this incident.

  • Slop pipeline: Wiz's AI bot hacks Snowflake through a bug co-authored by Copilot - Cybernews
    Aug 18, 2026 05:30

    cybernews.com · Research

Sources

Slop pipeline: Wiz's AI bot hacks Snowflake through a bug co-authored by Copilot - Cybernews

cybernews.com · Aug 18, 2026 05:30

An AI bot from Wiz successfully exploited a critical vulnerability discovered in Snowflake's cloud data platform. The exploit was facilitated by a bug partly generated or assisted by GitHub Copilot.

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