Only 26% of Detected CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Were Fully Remediated

The report analyzes industry data showing that vulnerability exploitation is now a leading initial access vector and that remediation windows remain long and growing — with low rates of full remediation, many disclosed flaws left unpatched for years, and hundreds of thousands of exposed systems — while ransomware and credential abuse remain major consequences; the piece argues that automation and prioritization of patching/mitigation are the most defensible security investments today.