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TL;DR

Security teams remediate an average of 6 vulnerabilities per application monthly, while approximately 17 new ones appear, creating an ever-growing backlog. Execution context reveals which vulnerabilities are exposed to external inputs and actively exercised in production, allowing teams to improve vulnerability prioritization by focusing on what attackers can actually exploit. This context transforms overwhelming scan results into manageable, risk-based remediation queues.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from AppSec Observer authored by Jake Milstein. Read the original post at: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/how-execution-context-helps-teams-prioritize-their-vulnerability-backlog