Security Weaknesses of Copilot-Generated Code in GitHub Projects: An Empirical Study.

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Title: Security Weaknesses of Copilot-Generated Code in GitHub Projects: An Empirical Study.
Authors: Fu, Yujia1, yujia_fu@whu.edu.cn, Liang, Peng1, liangp@whu.edu.cn, Tahir, Amjed2, a.tahir@massey.ac.nz, Li, Zengyang3, zengyangli@ccnu.edu.cn, Shahin, Mojtaba4, mojtaba.shahin@rmit.edu.au, Yu, Jiaxin1, jiaxinyu@whu.edu.cn, Chen, Jinfu1, jinfuchen@whu.edu.cn
Source: ACM Transactions on Software Engineering & Methodology; Nov2025, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p1-34, 34p
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