# Detect vulnerabilities in LLM applications with Datadog's AI-native SAST

DevFeed: [Detect vulnerabilities in LLM applications with Datadog's AI-native SAST](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/detect-vulnerabilities-in-llm-applications-with-datadog-s-ai-native-sast-2229.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/ai-native-sast-detect-llm-vulnerabilities/>)

Author: Jon Green; Bahar Shah

Published: 2026-08-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Datadog | The Monitor blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/datadog-the-monitor-blog.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [AI, ML & Data Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-ml-data-engineering.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-security.md>), [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [code-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-security.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [threat-detection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threat-detection.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

Datadog describes an AI-native SAST capability for finding LLM-specific application vulnerabilities, including prompt injection, excessive agency, and hidden-context exposure. It uses code context and data-flow reasoning, verifies findings, and surfaces results in pull requests and CI checks.

## Source excerpt

Datadog Code Security's AI-native SAST helps detect vulnerabilities specific to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications before they reach production.