The paper introduces CodeScan, a black-box, vulnerability-oriented scanning framework designed to detect data poisoning and backdoor attacks in code generation large language models (LLMs). CodeScan operates by analyzing structural similarities across multiple code generations, normalizing them with abstract syntax tree (AST) techniques, and then applying LLM-based vulnerability analysis to identify recurring insecure patterns. Evaluations on 117 models across three architectures and multiple sizes show over 97% detection accuracy with fewer false positives compared to prior methods.
By Shenao Yan, Shan Jin, Shimaa Ahmed, Sunpreet Singh Arora, Yiwei Cai, Yizhen Wang, Yuan Hong
arXiv:2604. 04977v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Software supply chain security compromises often stem from cascaded interactions of vulnerabilities, for example, between multiple vulnerable components.
By Laura Baird, Armin Moin
arXiv:2604. 17948v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities across various cybersecurity tasks, including vulnerability classification, detection, and patching.
By Parteek Jamwal, Minghao Shao, Boyuan Chen, Achyuta Muthuvelan, Asini Subanya, Boubacar Ballo, Kashish Satija, Mariam Shafey, Mohamed Mahmoud, Moncif Dahaji Bouffi, Pasindu Wickramasinghe, Siyona Goel, Yaakulya Sabbani, Hakim Hacid, Mthandazo Ndhlovu, Eleanna Kafeza, Sanjay Rawat, Muhammad Shafique
arXiv:2607. 06963v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI) systems, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, Copilot, Stable Diffusion by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Stability AI, respectively, are revolutionizing cybersecurity, enabling both automated defense and sophisticated attacks.
By Kiarash Ahi, Saeed Valizadeh
Athena is a graph-based system that identifies affected libraries for software vulnerabilities by modeling vulnerability databases as a knowledge graph and applying knowledge graph completion. It integrates CVEs, libraries, CWE types, CPE products, and software ecosystems, then predicts missing affected libraries using link prediction and refines results with a fine‑tuned LLM that incorporates graph embeddings. Experiments on the VulLib dataset show Athena outperforms four state‑of‑the‑art baselines, achieving a 32% higher average F1 score and demonstrating that a smaller KGC backbone can surpass larger LLM‑only approaches.
By Phong Trinh Duy, Trang Dang Yen, Hung Nguyen-Huu, Bach Le, Quyet-Thang Huynh, Dieu Hoang Vu, David Lo, Thanh Le-Cong
The paper surveys 87 influential studies on machine‑learning‑based automated vulnerability detection (ML4AVD), categorizing them by problem formulation, input and detection granularity, target languages, evaluation metrics, datasets, and detection approaches. It identifies twelve self‑reinforcing pain points—such as overreliance on binary classification of C/C++ function‑level vulnerabilities, limited language coverage, and intertwined datasets, baselines, and metrics—that trap the field in a narrow, artificial problem space. The authors propose concrete recommendations to break these feedback loops and evaluate a recent high‑profile effort, AIxCC, against these guidelines, reflecting on ML4AVD’s relevance amid the rise of agentic AI.
By Dan Ristea, Shae McFadden, Ezzeldin Shereen, Madeleine Dwyer, Sanyam Vyas, Chris Hicks, Vasilios Mavroudis
arXiv:2604. 09998v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have recently emerged as promising tools for augmenting Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows, with vendors increasingly marketing autonomous AI solutions for SOCs.
By Souradip Nath, Chih-Yi Huang, Aditi Ganapathi, Kashyap Thimmaraju, Jaron Mink, Gail-Joon Ahn
arXiv:2606. 31557v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In the evolving threat landscape, adversaries exploit software vulnerabilities to launch sophisticated attacks, challenging traditional defenses.
By Basant Agarwal, Dincy R. Arikkat, Swati Yadav, Serena Nicolazzo, Antonino Nocera, Vinod P
Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI) systems, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, Copilot, Stable Diffusion by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Stability AI, respectively, are revolutionizing cybersecurity, enabling both automated defense and sophisticated attacks. These technologies power real-time threat detection, phishing defense, secure code generation, and vulnerability exploitation at unprecedented scales.
arXiv:2509. 10482v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The increasing sophistication of technology systems makes traditional threat modeling hard to scale, especially for small organizations with limited resources.
By Matthew Grofsky
arXiv:2609.24710v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in cybersecurity, where accurate analysis often requires multi-step and context-dependent reasonin...
By Jiling Zhou, Aisvarya Adeseye, Antti Hakkala, Seppo Virtanen, Jouni Isoaho