87% of exploited bugs are attacked on disclosure day, up from 23% in 2020 as AI agents shrink patch windows
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-08
Data from a16z shows 87% of bugs actually exploited by hackers are now attacked on or before the day they become public, up from just 23% in 2020 — the patching window is collapsing.
@dbasch adds the AI angle: once Apple or Microsoft ships a security fix, an agent can reverse-engineer the patch and build an exploit in minutes, whereas this previously took days or weeks — eliminating the buffer users had to apply patches.
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