Rapid7 Q3 2026: High-severity flaws exploited in 3 days on average, ransomware dominates, AI limited to 8% of incidents
Rapid7's Q3 2026 threat landscape report finds that high-severity vulnerabilities were exploited an average of three days after disclosure, with 71% exploited within the first seven days. 79% of them are classed as 'holy grail' flaws, meaning remote and needing no credentials or user interaction. Ransomware remains the dominant threat. Th…