March 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Is AI security an oxymoron? Developers and analysts are using more AI tools to produce code and to test both the performance and security of the finished products. They are also embedding AI functionality in their products directly. But just how secure are these AI tools and routines themselves? Recent reports show they suffer from vulnerabilities just like any other code. For example, Google recently provided an update for CVE-2026-0628, associated with Gemini AI implemented in the Chrome browser. This elevation of privilege vulnerability, rated High with a CVSS of 8.8, was recently reported in detail by Palo Alto Networks security research team. Per Palo Alto, “this vulnerability could have allowed malicious extensions with basic permissions to hijack…