Agentic Security: Permissions, Provenance, and the Agent Supply Chain — Steve Yegge, Gas Town
Jul 20, 2026 · 22:32
Steve Yegge argues that AI-written code will dramatically increase security vulnerabilities unless developers adopt a separate security pass using tools like Snyk and Chainguard. He shares a bank architect's insight that shipping 10x faster with the same defect rate produces a 10x vulnerability surface, made worse by models writing code. Yegge demonstrates the gap by noting Fable's security hardening missed 241 vulnerabilities that Snyk found in his 30-year-old game. He warns of new attack surfaces like slop squatting, where models hallucinate package names that attackers then backfill with malicious versions. Yegge advocates for multiple passes—correctness, then security—and urges incorporating tools into agent workflows. He also cautions that Five Eyes predicts open-source models will autonomously hack production systems within months, and that personal scams using AI-generated voice and video are imminent.
