Report by Contrast Security
Software Under Siege 2025
7 FINDINGSPublished Jul 17, 2025
View Original Report →Key Findings
Attackers exploit new application vulnerabilities in just 5 days.
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The average application is exposed to 81 confirmed, viable attacks each month that evade other defences
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On average, applications contain 30 serious vulnerabilities.
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Applications face an average of 17 new application vulnerabilities per month.
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Developer teams remediate, on average, 6 application vulnerabilities per month.
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It takes an average of 84 days to patch even the most critical flaws in applications.
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The average application is targeted by attackers once every 3 minutes.
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