---
id: 7280
title: "The hidden cost of agentic pentesting"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-agentic-pentesting/"
published_at: "2026-08-27T14:41:54Z"
tags: ["ai-security", "bug-bounty", "pentesting", "agentic-ai", "vulnerability-disclosure", "triage"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7280"
lang: en
---

# The hidden cost of agentic pentesting

## Summary

Bugcrowd finds agentic pentesting tools submit overwhelmingly low-signal reports on public bug bounty programs, while top findings still come from skilled humans; triage absorbs the hidden cost.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2026-08-27T14:41:54Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-agentic-pentesting/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7280