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Bitcoin Core Rewrites Its Security Policy for a World Where AI Finds Bugs in One Prompt
Bitcoin Core 重写安全政策，应对 AI 一次提示即可发现漏洞的世界
Bitcoin Core now backports fixes immediately for flaws flagged as "easily discoverable," a tradeoff where maintainers sacrifice long coordinated-disclosure embargoes for faster patching against AI-assisted attackers.
Judgment
Bitcoin Core maintainers now decide to backport and release fixes immediately for flaws classified as “easily discoverable,” accepting reduced coordinated-disclosure time in exchange for faster patches. The policy shifts operational risk toward downstream users who must update quickly.
Basis
Decrypt reports that Bitcoin Core developers will now backport fixes and cut releases immediately for flaws flagged as “easily discoverable,” abandoning long embargoes for bugs an attacker can surface with a single AI prompt. The mechanism is a policy trigger: if a flaw meets that classification, maintainers shorten the disclosure window and ship a fix rather than holding it for extended coordination. The stated rationale is AI-assisted bug discovery, where a single prompt can make a vulnerability easier to find. The source does not name an individual maintainer making the statement; it attributes the change to Bitcoin Core’s updated security policy.
Unclear The source does not define the threshold or reviewer for labeling a flaw “easily discoverable,” nor how downstream projects are notified before release.
Next Check the next Bitcoin Core security policy or release notes for the first flaw handled under the “easily discoverable” rule and the interval between fix and disclosure.