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7/24/2026
The original headline is: "AI-generated apps commonly ship with 5 critical security flaws — here's how to check yours"

The original headline is: "AI-generated apps commonly ship with 5 critical security flaws — here's how to check yours"

Original: I built a typical AI-generated app and scanned it. It had 5 critical security holes before I touched a line of code.

Short summary

The author built a typical app using AI tools (Lovable, Bolt, Replit) and found five critical security flaws before writing any custom code, including disabled row-level security in Supabase, exposed service_role keys, leaked API keys in the browser, and client-side-only admin checks. An Escape.tech scan of 5,600 production apps found 1,400 with vulnerabilities and 400+ leaked secrets. The article provides concrete, browser-based checks founders can run today to find and fix these issues.

  • AI-generated apps routinely ship with critical security flaws: disabled RLS, leaked service_role keys, exposed API keys, and client-side-only auth checks
  • Escape.tech scanned 5,600 AI-built apps and found 1,400 with vulnerabilities and 400+ leaked secrets
  • The article provides specific browser-based checks for each vulnerability and remediation steps

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