The Exploit Doesn't Exist. You Can Still Prove It Works Against You

A recent report highlights that exploit development is increasingly happening in hours rather than months, putting pressure on traditional remediation timelines and leaving gaps between patching and active attack development. It calls out the risk that even when exploitation details aren’t publicly available or can’t be safely tested, teams still need evidence-based exposure decisions—for example, Windows CLFS issue CVE-2025-29824 (CLFS use-after-free leading to SYSTEM). The takeaway: faster pentests aren’t enough when live firing isn’t possible, so organizations should validate the required attacker TTP chain against their actual controls instead of relying solely on CVSS/EPSS-style scoring.