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#False Positives

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Latest Signals (3)

The Lab · 2026-03-26 10:27:09 · GitHub Issues

1. Critical CPE Mapping Flaws Found in Major Dev Tools: AWS, Jenkins, Android Studio at Risk of False Vulnerability Alerts

A systematic review of Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) identifiers has uncovered widespread inaccuracies in how major development and infrastructure tools are mapped to known vulnerabilities. A spot-check of six critical tools—AWS, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Jenkins, Rancher, and Android Studio—revealed that several CPE vend...

The Lab · 2026-04-11 07:22:32 · GitHub Issues

2. METATRON AI Security Scanner: HTML Report Fabricates Vulnerabilities, Misclassifies Tools, and Mismatches Findings

A critical defect in the METATRON AI security scanner is generating false-positive vulnerability reports, raising serious questions about the tool's reliability for security assessments. The system's HTML output converts routine scanner anomalies and failed network interactions into definitive vulnerability claims, ass...

The Lab · 2026-05-07 21:01:39 · Ars Technica

3. Mozilla's Mythos Security Scanner Flags 271 Vulnerabilities in Internal Audit, Claims Near-Zero False Positive Rate

Mozilla has disclosed that its internally developed Mythos scanning tool identified 271 vulnerabilities during an audit, with the organization characterizing its false positive rate as nearly negligible. The disclosure, which surfaced through a Hacker News discussion thread, positions Mythos as a high-precision additio...