Vulnerabilities
We've curated 342 cybersecurity statistics about Vulnerabilities to help you understand how software weaknesses and system flaws are being exploited by cybercriminals in 2025. This insight can guide you in fortifying your defenses effectively.
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Linux vulnerabilities soared by 967% in 2024.
Total number of software vulnerabilities grew by 61% year-over-year (YoY) in 2024.
Exploits spiked 433% in Microsoft Office applications. Web browsers and Office applications have emerged as prime targets. Chrome specifically led all products in known attacks.
The number of known exploited vulnerabilities rose by 96% in 2024.
Exploits spiked 657% in browsers.
macOS vulnerabilities increased by 95% in 2024.
There was a 505% increase in critical flaws in database software.
Total number of software vulnerabilities grew by 61% year-over-year (YoY) in 2024.
There was a 213% YoY overall vulnerability growth in database software.
91% of organizations experience delays in vulnerability remediation.
Over 40,000 new vulnerabilities were added to the National Vulnerability Database in 2024. This marks a 39% rise from 2023.
49% measure success of vulnerability remediation by mean time to remediation.
91% of organizations experience delays in vulnerability remediation.
1 in 5 organizations take four or more days to fix critical vulnerabilities.
84% said that supply chain vulnerabilities were the most significant threat to their enterprise applications.
30% cite budget limitations as their biggest barrier to adopting additional solutions.
85% of organizations believe their cross-team collaboration is strong.
Managing the sheer volume of vulnerabilities and false positives were the biggest challenges in securing code, cited by 78% of respondents.
57% of respondents report automation has reduced the time to respond to vulnerabilities.
Nearly 40% of organizations still rely on manual workflows for most of their vulnerability remediation processes.