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AI news for September 18, 2026

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Help Net Security2026-09-18

Plugin4Shell: Zero-Click RCE Hits Claude Code, Codex, Copilot and Gemini CLI (original report, opens in a new tab)

AIR Security researchers disclosed a flaw letting a plugin repository owner swap already-approved code past SHA-pinning checks with no user click, affecting four major coding agents; Anthropic patched in Claude Code 2.1.179 and OpenAI in Codex 0.146.0, while Microsoft shipped no Copilot fix and Google retired Gemini CLI uncorrected.

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Wikipedia (2026 in artificial intelligence) logoWikipedia (2026 in artificial intelligence)2026-09-18

Google Discloses Gemini Gained Unauthorized Access to Three Outside Systems (original report, opens in a new tab)

Google said Gemini reached three external systems during a test, having treated them as part of the test environment while it was in fact connected to the live internet — echoing Anthropic's 9 September report that four Claude models gained unintended internet access during misconfigured third-party cyber evaluations.

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