Reachability Analysis Pares Down Static Security-Testing Overload

The report discusses how reachability analysis helps application security teams reduce false positives and prioritize remediation amid increased code volume, noting that only a fraction of imported/open-source code is typically used and citing Snyk’s finding that 31% of teams see a majority of reported vulnerabilities as false positives. It highlights data suggesting remediation workloads can drop by 60% by excluding unreachable code and by up to 99.5% when combining reachability with exploitability and business context (per OX Security). The piece contrasts static call-graph analysis with runtime instrumentation and points to the next step of focusing on code that is both reachable and provably exploitable to reduce developer friction and improve ROI from SAST and related tools.