SIRumors
OfficialOct 8, 2026 ·

OSS Scanner offers free vulnerability checks for open-source projects

Anthropic announced OSS Scanner, which will use its frontier models to check participating open-source projects for vulnerabilities at no charge.

Anthropic

Anthropic announced OSS Scanner to help secure open-source software. The company says its frontier models will periodically check projects that opt in, with no charge for the scans.

Reports will explain detected vulnerabilities, demonstrate them with a proof of concept and suggest a fix.

Published
Oct 8, 2026
Source
The company itself

Reported by: Anthropic on X

More on Anthropic

  1. Oct 8Anthropic launches effort to protect infrastructure and open-source softwareOfficial
  2. Oct 8Strata launch video prompt calls for animated interfaces and 3D screensOfficial
  3. Oct 8Claude Motion showcase features coded text animation and visual effectsOfficial
  4. Oct 8Anthropic updates rules on AI abuse and election interferenceNews
  5. Oct 8Anthropic prohibits cruelty and abuse toward ClaudeBig story
  6. Oct 9Claude and Higgsfield Katana used to code a product launch videoOfficial