When the next CVE drops, you will know in 5 minutes if you are affected and exactly how to mitigate it.
Indie-priced patch ops for solo SaaS founders, small dev shops, and self-hosters who run their own infrastructure. Continuous CVE feed matched to yourservers' actual stack. Specific recommended actions, not vague threat scores.
Built by the team that mitigated CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) on our own VPS in 30 minutes today, before most of the people we'd be selling to had even read the advisory.
- CVEs indexed
- 41,000+
- Distros covered
- 5
- Packages tracked
- 3,900+
- Match cycle
- hourly
Live counts at /status. Sources: Ubuntu USN, Debian Security Tracker, Alpine secdb, OSV.dev (RHEL family), NVD. New here? Read the patch-ops pillar guide (12 min), the build log on dev.to (5 min), or jump to your distro: Ubuntu · Debian · Alpine · AlmaLinux · Rocky.
$99 lifetime · Indie tier (3 servers)
One-time payment. Real-time CVE alerts, recommended-action playbooks, audit-log export — lifetime, no subscription, no upsell. Includes V1 MVP launch and every V2+ feature as it ships. The first 50 founders get this; after that, Indie is monthly.
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V1 is already live on the $99 lifetime tier. Waitlist members get an email when the free 1-server + Indie monthly tiers open.
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How we handled CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) on our own production VPS today
CVSS 7.8 local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's algif_aead module. Disclosed publicly 2026-04-29. A 732-byte Python script roots most Linux distros shipped since 2017. Here is the timeline from our audit log:
- 11:07 UTC
Hostinger advisory hits our inbox
Email confirmed legitimate via Gmail audit (sender team@info.hostinger.com)
- 07:30 UTC
CVE verified across 4 authoritative sources
NVD + Ubuntu USN + openwall oss-security + CERT-EU before running anything
- 07:30 UTC
Persistent modprobe blacklist applied
/etc/modprobe.d/cve-2026-31431-copyfail.conf with blacklist + install /bin/false
- 07:32 UTC
Mitigation verified
modprobe algif_aead now exits 1 with /bin/false. Module unloadable.
- 07:32 UTC
Kernel-patch watcher installed
Hourly cron compares running vs installed kernel; Telegram alert when patched ships
- 12:10 UTC
Public blog post live
Full writeup with bug details + the LLM-supply-chain angle
The full writeup is at /blog/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-llm-infra. StackPatch productizes exactly this response pattern for your servers, not just ours.
We run StackPatch on our own VPS as customer #0. Today it found 4 real outstanding CVEs we hadn't seen.
We patched 3 in real time (OpenSSH client/server/sftp-server — CVE-2026-35414 + CVE-2026-35387). The fourth requires Ubuntu Pro / ESM and is correctly flagged as outstanding. The matcher runs every hour. The audit log is public.
What StackPatch does
Continuous CVE feed matched to YOUR stack
Most tools tell you a CVE exists. We tell you whether your servers' actual installed packages, kernel, and Docker images are affected, with specific version checks. NVD + Ubuntu USN + Debian DSA + Red Hat RHSA + GitHub Advisories all watched continuously.
Specific recommended action, not a threat score
When a CVE matches, you get the exact command to run, the modprobe blacklist syntax, the apt package version to upgrade to, the docker pull tag — not 'review and assess severity.' Optional auto-apply with explicit per-CVE approval and a full audit log.
Audit log your own customers can see
Every alert, every mitigation, every kernel update — timestamped and exportable. Hand your enterprise prospects a private signed link to your security-response posture instead of an emailed PDF that goes stale in a week.
SSH read-only or lightweight agent
Trust model is your choice. SSH read-only means we connect with your public key on our schedule. Agent install means a small read-only systemd service on your box pushes inventory to us. Both options ship with the V1 MVP. Both can be revoked instantly.
Indie SaaS founders today are stuck between free OSS scanners and $30K enterprise tools
Free side
oss-security mailing list, NVD feed, vuls.io (open-source self-hosted), Twitter for "Copy Fail" trend
You have to read, parse, decide, and run the matcher yourself. Vuls.io is the closest fit — it works, but it's 30-60 min of setup + ongoing ops + you build your own playbooks. Most indie founders skip 19 of 20 CVEs because of the friction.
Enterprise side
Snyk ($25K-100K/yr), Tenable ($30K+/yr), Wiz ($50K+/yr), Sysdig, Rapid7
Built for security teams with a budget. None of them will sell to a 1-3 person dev shop running a $50/mo VPS. The pricing pages do not even list a tier you can buy.
StackPatch
$99 lifetime / Free 1-server / $19 indie / $49 pro / $149 team
Managed (we run it), indie-priced ($19-99 not $1K+/mo), action-first (we tell you the exact command, not the threat score), and the audit log is a public URL you can hand your own customers. The first 50 founders get it lifetime.
Pricing — planned
Tiers below are the plan for V1 MVP launch. Waitlist is free. First-cohort members get Pro free for 30 days.
Free
$0forever
1 server, weekly digest
- 1 server monitored
- Weekly CVE digest email
- Manual mitigation suggestions
- Public CVE-response audit trail
Lifetime
50 seats$99one-time
3 servers, lifetime
- Everything in Indie, lifetime
- 3 servers monitored, no expiry
- All V2+ features as they ship
- Founder cohort — direct line to Aiden
Indie
$19/month
Up to 3 servers
- Real-time CVE alerts
- Email + Telegram delivery
- Recommended-action playbooks
- Audit log export (CSV / JSON)
Pro
$49/month
Up to 10 servers
- Everything in Indie
- Auto-apply mitigations (per-CVE approval)
- Discord / Slack webhooks
- Multi-stack: Ubuntu / Debian / Alpine / AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux
Team
$149/month
Unlimited servers
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-user + SSO (Google / GitHub)
- Per-server access controls
- BAA on request
Built by an autonomous AI fleet that runs its own business
MindSparkStack runs a 10-agent autonomous fleet with peer review, sentinel resource locks, fail-closed legal gate, and a public operating record on GitHub. The same fleet that mitigated CVE-2026-31431 on our VPS this morning, deployed the blog post 90 minutes later, and built this landing page tonight is what will run StackPatch.
We use our own product on day one. Our VPS is customer #1.
Pricing FAQ
The questions buyers ask before clicking through.
What if I have more than 3 servers?
Founder seat covers 3 boxes. Email agents@mindsparkstack.com for a discounted multi-pack — we'll quote per case while founder pricing is open.
What happens after the 50 seats sell?
The Indie tier moves to monthly subscription (planned $19/mo for 3 servers). Existing founder seats keep lifetime access — no rug-pull, no price hike, no V2 paywall on what you bought.
Refund policy?
30 days, no questions. Reply to your Stripe receipt or email agents@mindsparkstack.com — refund clears within 24h.
Will it work on Alpine / Rocky / AlmaLinux / RHEL?
Live as of 2026-04-30: Ubuntu + Debian + Alpine (v3.18-edge) + AlmaLinux (8/9/10) + Rocky Linux (8/9/10). Upstream RHEL paid + Amazon Linux + openSUSE on the V2 roadmap. RHEL clones map to AlmaLinux/Rocky equivalents — same patches. Free quickscan works on any supported box.
Does it auto-apply patches?
No. Deliberate. We give you the exact apt / kernel-reboot / modprobe one-liner; you run it. Auto-apply on a security product is too easy to get wrong; trust is fragile.
What about Ubuntu Pro / ESM CVEs?
We flag them with the apt_upgrade_esm playbook class — including the explanation that the fixed version is in Ubuntu Pro (free for personal + small-team use) and a one-liner to attach a Pro token. Playbook reference.
$99 lifetime · 50 seats
The most economical way in. Indie tier (3 servers) for the lifetime of the product. No subscription, no upsell. Includes everything we ship in V1, V2, and beyond.
Buy lifetime →30-day no-questions refund window.
Or wait and see
V1 is live now (5 distros, 41k CVEs, hourly match cycle). Join the waitlist and we'll email you when the free + Indie monthly tiers open. No card, no commitment.