Anthropic Deploys Claude Mythos 5 in Security Tools, Commits $35M to Open-Source Defense Fund
Claude Mythos 5 is now running vulnerability scans in Claude Security for Enterprise customers, marking the third stage of Anthropic's deliberate rollout of its cyber-capable model.
Anthropic announced on August 21 that Claude Mythos 5, limited to vetted security defenders since April 2026, is now available for Enterprise customers to scan codebases for vulnerabilities. The company is also launching a $35 million Defender Advantage Fund (0xDAF) to distribute Claude credits to organizations securing open-source software.
How Claude Security Works
Enterprise customers enable Claude Security in the admin console and access it from claude.ai/security. Users pick a repository, and Mythos 5 scans the codebase for vulnerabilities with CWE categorization, confidence and severity ratings, and suggested fixes. The scanning process returns detailed findings rather than raw model outputs — limiting risk by not extending Mythos access to other surfaces.
The model costs $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens, less than half the price of Mythos Preview at $25/$125.
Security Partner Ecosystem
Anthropic is working with cybersecurity partners to integrate Mythos 5 into their products. End users of partner products never prompt Mythos 5 directly; purpose-built interfaces run the model in the background for defined tasks and return only intended artifacts. Partners include Wiz, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, and Accenture, among others.
Defender Advantage Fund
The $35 million fund will initially support larger pilot grants for:
- Patching live vulnerabilities in widely used open-source projects
- Automating scanning and patching at scale
- Building defenses resistant to entire attack classes
Coordinated vulnerability-fixing efforts like Akrites and the White House's Gold Eagle initiative will receive support through the fund.
Project Glasswing Legacy
Mythos 5 follows Project Glasswing, launched in April 2026 with a coalition including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, CrowdStrike, and the Linux Foundation. Mythos Preview found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers, all reported and patched before disclosure.
Sources
- Unite AI: Anthropic Deploys Claude Mythos 5 in Security Tools, $35M Open-Source Fund (August 21, 2026)
- Anthropic: Bringing Claude Mythos 5 to More Defenders
