Data source
Exploit-DB
Exploit-DB is a long-running public archive of exploit code, maintained by OffSec. We only use the dates of its entries and publish counts, never the exploits.
Supporting context; these measurements do not directly affect the score.
Dates from the Exploit Database by OffSec. We count entries and publish the results.
Exploits47181
Last 12 months261
Previous 12 months348
In 20191847
What the data shows
Computed from every record, as of Oct 22, 2026.
- 261 exploits were published in the last 12 months against 348 in the 12 months before: down 25%.
- Yearly publications fell from 1,847 in 2019 to 374 in 2025, while CVEs rose. This archive shrinking does not mean exploitation is.
Published per year
| Year | Exploits |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1847 |
| 2020 | 1390 |
| 2021 | 1143 |
| 2022 | 401 |
| 2023 | 690 |
| 2024 | 318 |
| 2025 | 374 |
| 2026 (to Oct 22, 2026) | 234 |
Limitations
- It depends on what people submit, so it reflects the archive’s activity as much as exploitation.
- Many exploits are now shared elsewhere or never published.