Eleven years ago, we published the first Edgescan Vulnerability Statistics Report. At the time, the idea of a data-driven, independent snapshot of the global vulnerability landscape was relatively novel. Today, it has become a reference point for security teams, executives, and analysts worldwide, and a dataset that feeds into the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, the de facto standard for understanding what is driving incidents and breaches globally.
The 2026 edition is nearly here. And it is one of the most significant we have produced.
Why this year is different
2025 was not a quiet year. A record number of CVEs were published. Threat actors moved faster than ever, weaponising new vulnerabilities within hours of disclosure. Major breaches disrupted operations across manufacturing, financial services, and technology. And the data we collected across thousands of assessments and penetration tests reflects all of it.
The 2026 report covers the full stack: web applications, APIs, network and host layers. It tracks where critical vulnerabilities are clustering, how long organisations are taking to close them, and which threats are actively being exploited right now versus which ones are just making noise.
Some of the findings are encouraging. Others should prompt serious conversations at leadership level.
What we can tell you now
The remediation gap is real and it is measurable. The link between vulnerability backlog and ransomware exposure is clearer than ever. And the distance between the best and worst performing organisations, in terms of how quickly and effectively they respond to critical risk, is wider than most executives realise.
We will let the full data tell the rest of the story.
Register now to receive the report on release
The 2026 Edgescan Vulnerability Statistics Report will be available shortly. Register now and you will receive it as soon as it is released, before it is widely distributed.
If you are responsible for security strategy, risk governance, or organisational resilience, this is the benchmark report for 2026.
Register to receive the 2026 Edgescan Vulnerability Statistics Report.
