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Critical Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity statistics about critical vulnerabilities

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In 2025, network infrastructure critical vulnerabilities increased 235%.

Action16/15/2026
Network InfrastructureVulnerability Management

The median time for full resolution of critical vulnerabilities went up to 43 days, almost two weeks more than the previous year’s 32 days.

Verizon5/27/2026
Vulnerability ManagementVulnerability Remediation

Only 26% of critical vulnerabilities were fully remediated by organizations in 2025, a drop from the previous year’s 38%.

Verizon5/27/2026
Vulnerability ManagementVulnerability Remediation

Routers account for one-third of the most critical vulnerabilities in organizational networks.

Forescout5/27/2026
Network InfrastructureVulnerabilities

Over 77% of organizations leave high or critical container vulnerabilities unpatched for more than 90 days.

Orca Security5/27/2026
ContainersVulnerability Management

60% of organizations with security debt have security debt defined as "critical," representing vulnerabilities severe enough to cause catastrophic damage if exploited.

Veracode5/27/2026
Security DebtRisk Management

54% of organizations using at least four compliance controls remediate critical vulnerabilities within a day.

Black Duck1/1/2026
Compliance ControlsVulnerability Management

49% of organizations using at least three compliance controls remediate critical vulnerabilities within a day.

Black Duck1/1/2026
Compliance ControlsVulnerability Management

APIs in technology & SaaS providers' environments saw a 400% spike in critical vulnerabilities.

BreachLock8/11/2025
APIsVulnerabilities