OpenAI launched Patch the Planet on June 22, 2026, partnering with security firm Trail of Bits to help open-source maintainers find and patch bugs.
OpenAI is now in the business of fixing other people code.
The mechanics matter here, because the open-source security problem is not a shortage of bug reports.
If you have never heard of the libraries powering your bank app or your employer internal tools, that is rather the point.
There is a sharper subtext to all of this.
Read the complete breakdown, fixes and what happens next.