AI-assisted exploit development compressed the average time from vulnerability disclosure to a working exploit from 125.3 days in January 2025 to 0.5 days by April 2026.
AI-assisted exploit development compressed the average time from vulnerability disclosure to a working exploit from 125.3 days in January 2025 to 0.5 days by April 2026. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Cogent Security in May 2026. It covers topics including Exploit Development, Vulnerability Management, Exposure Window, AI. The original data appears in The Detection Gap: How Exploits are Outpacing Scanners . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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AI-assisted exploit development compressed the average time from vulnerability disclosure to a working exploit from 125.3 days in January 2025 to 0.5 days by April 2026. This data was published by Cogent Security and covers Exploit Development, Vulnerability Management, Exposure Window, AI.
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This statistic comes from The Detection Gap: How Exploits are Outpacing Scanners , published by Cogent Security on May 31, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.cogent.com/resources/lp-rp-detection-gap-q2-2026.
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This statistic relates to Exploit Development, Vulnerability Management, Exposure Window, AI. Browse more statistics on Exploit Development or from Cogent Security.