Cybersecurity statistics / Software Vulnerabilities

Registered software vulnerabilities rose 20% in 2025.

Publisher	Darktrace
Report	Annual Threat Report 2026
Published	26 February 2026
Topics	Software Vulnerabilities, Vulnerabilities

Published by Darktrace in Annual Threat Report 2026, 26 February 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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