71% of vulnerability exploitation starts within a week of disclosure

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Help Net Security at 27 Oct, 05:30 UTC

Attackers are exploiting newly disclosed security flaws within days, leaving organizations little time to respond, according to Rapid7’s Q3 2026 Quarterly Threat Landscape Report. The company reported an average of three days between public disclosure and exploitation of high-severity…