Open-Source Vulnerabilities Double As AI Coding Grows
linuxInsider, Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
AI-assisted coding is accelerating software development, but new research suggests the rapid growth of open-source dependencies is expanding vulnerability exposure and software supply chain risk for enterprise teams.
The mean number of open-source vulnerabilities per codebase doubled in the past year, according to the annual Black Duck Open Source Software and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report released Wednesday.
The report, which has been annually analyzing the state of open-source software for a decade, found an average of 581 vulnerabilities per open-source application.