Research agents map entry points, trust boundaries, and privileged execution paths.
AI SECURITY RESEARCH SYSTEMZero‑days, found before day zero.
The window to patch before attackers exploit has collapsed to zero. BARKIN investigates source code the way an expert researcher does, returning only verified findings with reproducible exploit evidence.
2 yrs → 0 days
Time to exploit a new critical bug, 2018 vs. today
Verified findings only
Every reported issue includes reproducible evidence and the exact affected path.
Hours, not weeks
Researcher-grade output focused on your codebase.
01 — WHY NOW
The patch window is gone
In 2018 you had roughly two years before a new critical bug was weaponized. Today, attackers can find and exploit bugs as fast as code ships. Patching after the fact no longer works — the only defense is to find the critical bug first.
2018
~730 days
2021
~120 days
2024
~15 days
Today
TIME FROM DISCLOSURE TO WEAPONIZED EXPLOIT
< 1 day
02 — THE METHOD
The hunt — in four panels
Four research phases turn unfamiliar source into a small set of findings that survive reproduction.
The system forms and ranks hypotheses about where critical bugs are most likely.
Untrusted input is traced through every reachable branch to the code it can corrupt.
Each candidate is reproduced with proof-of-concept evidence. No proof, no report.
03 — WHITE-BOX TESTING
Full context. Investigate like a researcher.
BARKIN works from authorized source access, so each investigation can follow behavior across real architecture instead of guessing from the outside.
Authorized source access
Connect the repository through explicit, authorized source access.
Understand the system
Build working context from the codebase, dependencies, and architecture.
Think like a researcher
Pursue hypotheses, trust boundaries, and exploit chains with researcher-style reasoning.
Return exact evidence
Return verified findings with reproducible exploit evidence and exact code paths.
04 — THE OUTPUT
Verified. Exploitable. Nothing else.
Scanners hand you thousands of maybes. BARKIN returns a short list of confirmed zero-day issues — each with the evidence that reproduces it and the exact vulnerable code path.
VERIFIED FINDINGS · 3 THIS RUN
./verified-research
BRK-0041
CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL
Second-Order SQL Injection in API V3 Enables Arbitrary SQL Execution
stored input → API V3 query → SQL sink
$ barkin verify BRK-0041
▸ stored payload replayed — SQL sink reached
✓ arbitrary SQL execution reproduced 3/3 runs
▸ stored payload replayed — SQL sink reached
✓ arbitrary SQL execution reproduced 3/3 runs
PoC attached
full code path
suggested fix
BRK-0039
HIGH
✓ 3/3
BRK-0044
CRITICAL
✓ 3/3