---
id: 3992
title: "The State of Vulnerabilities in 2022"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/vulnerabilities-2022"
published_at: "2022-10-19T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "vulnerability-management", "gitlab", "security-research", "vulnerability-trends", "bounty-payouts"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3992"
lang: en
---

# The State of Vulnerabilities in 2022

## Summary

An analysis of publicly disclosed bug bounty reports from January–July 2022, surfacing the most frequent vulnerability types, severity trends, and top payouts, including a $29,000 GitLab file read.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/vulnerabilities-2022
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3992
