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We've curated 31 cybersecurity statistics about AI-generated code to help you understand how automated coding practices and their associated vulnerabilities are shaping software development and security measures in 2025.

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64% of development teams express moderate or extreme concern about AI coding assistants introducing security defects or vulnerabilities.

Black Duck6/15/2026
Security VulnerabilitiesRisk Management

48% of development teams experience bottlenecks in code rework related to AI-generated code.

Black Duck6/15/2026
Software DevelopmentCode Quality

51% of development teams experience bottlenecks in security testing related to AI-generated code.

Black Duck6/15/2026
SecuritySoftware Development

15% of security leaders cite misalignment with internal security policies as a major concern with AI-generated code.

Salt Security6/6/2026
Security PolicyGovernance

90% of security leaders have active concerns about security risks introduced by AI-generated code.

Salt Security6/6/2026
AI SecurityRisk Management

38% of organizations still rely primarily on manual review for AI-generated code.

Salt Security6/6/2026
Code ReviewSecurity Governance

29% of security leaders identify insecure coding patterns as the leading risk introduced by AI coding assistants.

Salt Security6/6/2026
Secure CodingSoftware Vulnerabilities

67% of organizations report that AI coding assistants are now widely adopted across development teams.

Salt Security6/6/2026
Software DevelopmentAI Adoption

45% of security and DevOps professionals say reviewing and hardening AI-generated code is now a major time drain.

JFrog5/27/2026
Workload

35% of enterprises report limited or no visibility into their AI-generated code.

Lineaje5/27/2026
VisibilityAI Security

46% of enterprises use AI-generated code frequently or always.

Lineaje5/27/2026
AI AdoptionSoftware Development

Only 17% of enterprises have full visibility into their AI-generated code.

Lineaje5/27/2026
VisibilityAI Security

86% of enterprises are using AI-generated code in production.

Lineaje5/27/2026
AI AdoptionSoftware Development

89% of enterprises are confident in their ability to secure AI-generated code.

Lineaje5/27/2026
AI SecurityEnterprise

70% of enterprises have confirmed or suspected vulnerabilities introduced by AI-generated code in their production systems.

ArmorCode & Purple Book Community (PBC)5/27/2026
VulnerabilitiesProduction System

Nearly half (48%) of all code is now AI-generated.

Snowflake5/27/2026
Gen AI

76% of organizations check AI-generated code for security risks.

Black Duck5/27/2026
AI RiskOpen Source Security

54% of organizations evaluate AI-generated code for IP and license risks.

Black Duck5/27/2026
LicensingAI Risk

56% of organizations assess quality issues in AI-generated code.

Black Duck5/27/2026
Software QualityAI Risk

24% of organizations perform comprehensive IP, license, security, and quality evaluations for AI-generated code.

Black Duck5/27/2026
AI RiskOpen Source Security