Your dependencies are patched before the CVE exists.
PatchAhead continuously hunts for vulnerabilities in the open-source libraries and third-party code your software depends on. The moment we find one, you get a detection and a virtual patch, often well before an official fix is published.
No source access required to start. Works with the SBOM you already produce.
Built for security and platform teams across
Your biggest attack surface is code you didn't write.
Modern software is mostly third-party. When a vulnerability lands in a popular library, attackers move within hours, but an official patch can take days or weeks, and rolling it out takes longer still. That exposure window is where breaches happen.
Protection that runs ahead of the threat.
Map your stack
Connect a repository or upload your SBOM and lockfiles. We build an exact inventory of every dependency and version you ship.
We hunt
Our researchers and tooling continuously audit those exact components for unknown vulnerabilities, not only known CVEs.
Patch ahead
When we find a flaw, you receive a detection signature and a virtual patch before any public disclosure or vendor fix.
Stay protected
Deploy mitigations to your WAF, runtime, and pipelines so the window from discovery to official patch effectively closes.
You are covered in the gap most tools ignore.
Traditional tools can only alert you once a vulnerability is public. By then attackers have had the same head start. PatchAhead changes the order. We protect you the moment a flaw is discovered, then work through coordinated disclosure responsibly in the background.
Researcher-grade defense, delivered to your pipeline.
Pre-disclosure intelligence
Learn about exploitable flaws in your dependencies before they reach public databases or the news.
Virtual patching
Mitigate a vulnerability without waiting for an upstream release, which buys your team time to upgrade safely.
Low false positives
We track the exact versions you run and back every finding with a proof of concept, so you only hear about issues that affect you.
Drop-in detections
Ready-to-deploy rules for your WAF, SIEM, and runtime, plus alerts in the Slack and ticketing tools your team already uses.
Continuous coverage
Always-on monitoring of your software bill of materials as your dependencies and their threat landscape change.
Disclosure handled for you
We coordinate responsible disclosure with upstream maintainers so you stay protected and compliant.
Every ecosystem in your supply chain.
From application packages to container base images and OS-level libraries.
Built by offensive security researchers.
The people behind PatchAhead have spent their careers finding and exploiting flaws in the software the world runs on. We point that capability at your dependency graph, close your exposure window quietly, and coordinate disclosure responsibly once you are protected.
Close the gap between discovery and disclosure.
Join the design partners who get protected before the rest of the world knows a vulnerability exists.