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Provenance of dark-web vulnerability detection tools

Ascertain whether tools advertised on dark-web marketplaces for automated software vulnerability detection rely on open foundation models with widely available weights.

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Background

The paper notes the presence of dark-web advertisements for tools claiming to automate vulnerability detection. However, it remains unclear whether these tools are powered by open foundation models, closed APIs, or other methods.

Establishing the technological basis of these tools is necessary to assess any additional marginal risk introduced by open foundation models relative to pre-existing technologies.

References

Dark web advertisements for tools exist, claiming to facilitate automated vulnerability detection, but it is unclear if these products rely on open FMs.

— On the Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models (2403.07918 - Kapoor et al., 27 Feb 2024) in Section: Risks of Open Foundation Models; Table: Instantiation of our risk analysis framework (Cybersecurity — Evidence of marginal risk)