How to scan for vulnerabilities with GitHub Security Lab's AI-powered framework
GitHub Security Lab has developed an AI-powered framework called Taskflow Agent to identify web security vulnerabilities in open source projects. The framework has successfully reported over 80 vulnerabilities, many of which are high-impact issues like authorization bypasses and information disclosures. The taskflows are open source, allowing other teams to utilize and contribute to the framework for improved security outcomes.
- ▪The GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent specializes in finding high-impact vulnerabilities such as Auth Bypasses and Token Leaks.
- ▪Over 80 vulnerabilities have been reported using the Taskflow Agent, with around 20 already disclosed.
- ▪The framework is open source, encouraging collaboration within the security community.
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Home / Security How to scan for vulnerabilities with GitHub Security Lab’s open source AI-powered framework GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent is very effective at finding Auth Bypasses, IDORs, Token Leaks, and other high-impact vulnerabilities. Man Yue Mo & Peter Stöckli March 6, 2026 | Updated March 10, 2026 | 20 minutes Share: For the last few months, we’ve been using the GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent along with a new set of auditing taskflows that specialize in finding web security vulnerabilities. They also turn out to be very successful at finding high-impact vulnerabilities in open source projects.
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