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[Ethereum Foundation Utilizes AI to Detect and Fix Gossipsub Protocol Vulnerability] According to CoinDesk, the Ethereum Foundation security team used AI agents to discover a vulnerability in the gossipsub protocol that could cause validator nodes to go offline. The vulnerability has been fixed and registered as CVE-2026-34219. Nikos Baxevanis stated that the team spent significant time distinguishing genuine vulnerabilities from false positives in AI reports, emphasizing that manual review remains a critical step.