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How Escape AI Pentesting Exploited SSRF in LiteLLM

Agentic Pentesting

How Escape AI Pentesting Exploited SSRF in LiteLLM

At Escape, we routinely test the AI infrastructure that teams deploy inside their cloud environments. LLM gateways, RAG pipelines, model proxies: these are services that make outbound HTTP requests by design, which makes them natural targets for SSRF. When we looked at LiteLLM, we found three confirmed SSRF sinks, a security gate that was specifically built to prevent this exact bug class, and a bypass that means the gate itself is broken. The organization has confirmed to our research team th

Yacine Souam
Escape AI Pentesting Agents 2.0 - A Deep Dive

Application Security

Escape AI Pentesting Agents 2.0 - A Deep Dive

What each agent actually does (BOLA, Regression testing agent, Business logic testing agent, and others..), how they coordinate, and what you can expect from Escape's AI pentesting product in the upcoming weeks.

Alexandra Charikova
Benchmarking AI Pentesting Tools: A Practical Comparison

Application Security

Benchmarking AI Pentesting Tools: A Practical Comparison

We benchmarked 4 AI pentesting tools: Escape, Shannon, Strix, and PentAGI against a modern vulnerable application. Learn more about their detection rates, false positive rates, and scanning speed.

Gwendal Mognier
Top XBOW Alternatives in 2026

Agentic Pentesting

Top XBOW Alternatives in 2026

Escape is the best XBOW alternative for continuous AI pentesting across APIs, web apps, and complex authentication — with regression testing, developer-ready remediation, and platform pricing suited for rapidly scaling orgs.

Alexandra Charikova
Everything I Learned About Harness Engineering and AI Factories in San Francisco (April 2026)

Everything I Learned About Harness Engineering and AI Factories in San Francisco (April 2026)

I spent the last week of March 2026 in San Francisco talking to CTOs, CPOs, and engineering leaders from companies of every size about how they actually build with AI agents today. I've met solo founders of pre-series A startups, I attended Y Combinator DevTool Day on March 27 and All Things Dev on March 31, sat down with our advisors, and had dozens of conversations with founders and tool builders working at the frontier. This document is what I brought back. It is a field report: what

Antoine Carossio
Types of API security testing: a guide for enterprise teams

API Security

Types of API security testing: a guide for enterprise teams

APIs account for a growing share of internet traffic, and attackers have noticed. In 2025, APIs accounted for 17% of all published security vulnerabilities, and 43% of newly added CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities were API-related, according to 2026 API ThreatStats Report. Between misconfigured authorization controls, exposed business logic, insecure API integrations, and shadow endpoints that never made it into documentation, the average enterprise API surface presents dozens of entry points

Alexandra Charikova
Escape vs Burp Suite: The Complete 2026 Comparison

API Security

Escape vs Burp Suite: The Complete 2026 Comparison

Escape is the leading Burp Suite alternative for modern application security teams. Unlike Burp Suite, Escape automates business logic testing (IDORs, SSRFs, access control flaws), ensures faster scanning with fewer false positives, and provides remediation code snippets.

Alexandra CharikovaAntoine Carossio
[Webinar] Doing More With Less: How Security Teams Escape Manual Work with Efficient Workflows

Webinar

[Webinar] Doing More With Less: How Security Teams Escape Manual Work with Efficient Workflows

Security teams are under constant pressure to do more with the same resources. Manual processes, fragmented tools, and inefficient workflows can slow teams down and pull focus away from what matters most. In this live webinar, experienced security practitioners share how they’ve escaped the constraints of limited resources by rethinking internal workflows, reducing repetitive tasks, and focusing their effort where it matters most. Feeling the pressure to do more with less? Then, this session i

Alexandra Charikova
DAST vs Penetration Testing: Key Differences in 2026

Application Security

DAST vs Penetration Testing: Key Differences in 2026

Learn about the key differences between DAST and pentesting, the emerging role of AI pentesting, their roles in security testing, and which is right for your business.

Alexandra Charikova
Best API security testing tools in 2026: top picks, key features and expert comparison

API Security

Best API security testing tools in 2026: top picks, key features and expert comparison

When it comes to securing applications and APIs, the best API security testing tools are indispensable. These advanced solutions detect vulnerabilities by continuously scanning for weaknesses and simulating real-world attacks. But how do you choose between all API security testing vendors? Agentless API security tools are transforming application security by overcoming the pitfalls of traffic-based solutions like Noname security (part of Akamai) or Salt Security, which burden teams with long s

Alexandra CharikovaAntoine Carossio
Top 10 Web Application Penetration Testing Tools (2026)

Pentesting

Top 10 Web Application Penetration Testing Tools (2026)

Explore the best web application penetration testing tools of 2026. Learn how modern pentesting solutions detect business logic flaws and scale continuous security testing, so security teams can support modern web apps with faster, more accurate coverage.

Alexandra Charikova
MCP Endpoint Discovery & External Scanning in Escape ASM

Application Security

MCP Endpoint Discovery & External Scanning in Escape ASM

Escape ASM (Attack Surface Management) now natively supports the discovery and external scanning of unauthenticated MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoints, extending discovery coverage to a new generation of AI-native APIs and LLM infrastructure. As organizations increasingly adopt MCP to connect large language models (LLMs) with tools, data sources, and internal services, new externally exposed attack surfaces are emerging, often without clear visibility or security controls. This update brin

Alexandra Charikova
Escape vs Bright Security: Full DAST Comparison 2026

Competitor Comparison

Escape vs Bright Security: Full DAST Comparison 2026

Explore how Bright Security differs from Escape, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of both, and determine the best fit for your company.

Alexandra Charikova
Apple's App Store Source Map Leak: A Preventable Vulnerability We Found in 70% of Organizations

Application Security

Apple's App Store Source Map Leak: A Preventable Vulnerability We Found in 70% of Organizations

On November 4, 2025, Apple shipped its redesigned App Store website. However, it came with a surprise: JavaScript sourcemaps enabled in production. Within hours, it enabled some to download Apple’s entire front-end codebase directly from the production site. They used a Chrome extension to extract and save all the available resources from the web App Store, and decided to archive them on GitHub for educational purposes. Here's why we're talking about it: with Escape DAST, we've found this exact

Alexandra Charikova
Best Agentic Pentesting Tools in 2026

Pentesting

Best Agentic Pentesting Tools in 2026

Explore the best Agentic pentesting tools of 2026. Learn how modern pentesting solutions detect business logic flaws and scale continuous security testing, so security teams can replace manual pentests with faster, more accurate coverage.

Alexandra Charikova