Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package
2026-05-26 · Ars Technica
A critical vulnerability dubbed 'BadHost' was discovered in Starlette, the Python framework underpinning most AI agent deployments, putting millions of AI agents at risk of exploitation. With 325 million weekly downloads, turns out the backbone of our shiny AI future had a gaping security hole this whole time. Nothing says 'ready for production' like critical vulns in foundational infrastructure.