Report by Black Kite

2025 Supply Chain Vulnerability Report

6 FINDINGSPublished Apr 8, 2025
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Key Findings

Over 4,400 of the disclosed CVEs in 2024 were classified as critical (CVSS 9.0+).

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Over 20,000 of the disclosed CVEs in 2024 had a CVSS score of 7.0 or higher.

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There was a 38% year-over-year increase in published CVEs.

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Over 40,000 CVEs were disclosed in 2024.

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A significant portion of vulnerabilities were weaponized within days of disclosure.

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Many of 2024's most exploited vulnerabilities were found in widely used third-party software rather than internally developed applications

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