Kyro

Kyro is an AI-powered security tool designed to automatically hunt for bugs and vulnerabilities in web applications. It is intended for developers and security teams who need to proactively identify security issues before they can be exploited. Its main purpose is to scan web apps and surface realistic security findings.

In modern web development, applications are complex and constantly evolving, making manual security reviews difficult and time-consuming. Kyro addresses the problem of undiscovered security vulnerabilities that could lead to data breaches, financial loss, or system compromise. Identifying these issues matters because critical and high-severity findings require immediate action to protect applications and user data.

One key capability is its ability to detect critical vulnerabilities such as cross-tenant data access via GraphQL global node IDs and privilege escalation via mass assignment on profile updates. These are severe flaws that could allow unauthorized access to sensitive information or system controls.

Another feature is identifying high-impact business logic flaws, including forged webhooks that grant unlimited account credit and race conditions allowing one-time coupons to be redeemed repeatedly. These vulnerabilities directly affect application integrity and financial operations.

The tool also finds infrastructure-related security issues, such as blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in report exports that can reach cloud metadata. This type of vulnerability can lead to further internal system compromise.

Kyro works by running automated scans against web applications, analyzing them for security weaknesses. It presents findings in a dashboard, categorizing them by severity (critical, high, medium) and tracking their status (open, fixed) across multiple apps. The unique approach uses AI to simulate realistic attack scenarios and uncover bugs that might be missed by traditional tools.

The primary benefit for users is a clear, prioritized view of security risks, enabling teams to focus on the most critical issues first. It helps improve application security posture, reduces the risk of breaches, and provides ongoing monitoring as applications change. Teams can see the number of open findings, fixed issues, and apps under review at a glance.

Concrete use cases include scanning a cloud service platform like 'Acme Cloud' to find data access vulnerabilities, checking a payment system ('Payments') for flaws that could allow financial abuse, and reviewing an API ('Acme API') for server-side request forgery risks. Workflows involve adding apps, running scans, reviewing the latest findings, and tracking fixes over time.