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State of Patch Management Report 2026

State of Patch Management Report 2026

Discover insights on the latest patch management trends, challenges, and opportunities based on a survey of 200+ IT and security professionals.  

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Research from Adaptiva, in partnership with Demand Metric, reveals both meaningful progress and ongoing challenges in enterprise patch management. Many organizations are embracing automation, recognizing its growing importance in accelerating remediation and reducing security risk in the age of AI-enabled attackers. 

What you'll learn:

How quickly are organizations patching today?

Most organizations now deploy patches within six days, a major improvement from previous years. The report explores how deployment timelines have accelerated and why speed alone is no longer enough.

How mature are enterprise patching operations?

Automation is now standard practice, but most organizations still rely on manual processes somewhere in the workflow. Only 8% report fully autonomous execution today. 

What’s slowing patch management down?

Coordination between vulnerability prioritization and remediation is now the biggest issue for most organizations. The report examines how approvals, testing, and disconnected workflows continue to create delays.

Why do organizations still feel exposed?

Even with faster deployment timelines, 56% still worry they remain exposed to known vulnerabilities. The findings show why patching speed and security confidence are not always aligned.

Why are third-party applications becoming a bigger risk?

74% encountered third-party vulnerabilities over the past year, yet fewer than half currently include third-party applications in their patching process. 

What defines the next phase of patch management?

The report explores the shift from isolated automation toward more autonomous, integrated execution across the full patch lifecycle.
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