While the number of codebases with at least one open source vulnerability remained consistent year over year at 84%, Synopsis said, the number that contained high-risk vulnerabilities increased dramatically, from 48% in 2022 to 74% in 2023. Synopsis defines high-risk vulnerabilities as vulnerabilities that have been exploited, or have documented proof-of-concept exploits, or have been classified as remote code execution vulnerabilities.
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