The average time to fix security flaws has increased from 171 days to 252 days over the past five years. This is an increase of 327 percent since the report’s first volume 15 years ago.
The average time to fix security flaws has increased from 171 days to 252 days over the past five years. This is an increase of 327 percent since the report’s first volume 15 years ago. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Veracode in February 2025. The original data appears in State of Software Security 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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The average time to fix security flaws has increased from 171 days to 252 days over the past five years. This is an increase of 327 percent since the report’s first volume 15 years ago. This data was published by Veracode.
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This statistic comes from State of Software Security 2025, published by Veracode on February 27, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.veracode.com/resources/analyst-reports/state-of-software-security-2025/.
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