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79% of organizations experienced a security incident in the past 12 months involving a vulnerability that was already known and sitting in their inventory.

PublisherVicarius
ReportThe 2026 State of Vulnerability Remediation report
Published15 July 2026
TopicsSecurity Incident, Vulnerability Management

Published by Vicarius in The 2026 State of Vulnerability Remediation report, 15 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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