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A security researcher discovered a critical WordPress remote code execution vulnerability worth $500,000 on the exploit market using advanced AI (GPT5.6 Sol Ultra) for just $25, demonstrating that AI-driven vulnerability discovery is now accessible and effective at scale. This finding indicates that zero-day exploit discovery is rapidly democratizing, creating an urgent asymmetry where attackers can leverage AI to find critical vulnerabilities faster and cheaper than traditional security research. IT organizations must immediately accelerate WordPress patching cycles, implement vulnerability detection automation, and reconsider their security posture assuming AI-assisted exploit discovery is now a realistic threat model.