---
id: 7516
title: "Stop breaking SLAs: how to patch vulnerabilities before the fix even ships"
source_domain: aikido.dev
source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/stop-breaking-slas"
published_at: "2026-09-04T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["ai-security", "vulnerability-management", "remediation", "devops", "patching", "sla", "dependency-security"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7516"
lang: en
---

# Stop breaking SLAs: how to patch vulnerabilities before the fix even ships

## Summary

Aikido on why teams break vulnerability SLAs: exploitation now tops breach causes as KEV remediation lags, and automated patching can fix dependencies even before upstream fixes ship.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** aikido.dev
- **Published:** 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/stop-breaking-slas
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7516