# Vulnerability vs Weakness: Understanding Key Differences in AppSec

DevFeed: [Vulnerability vs Weakness: Understanding Key Differences in AppSec](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vulnerability-vs-weakness-understanding-key-differences-in-appsec-7825.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/application-security-vulnerability-vs-weakness/>)

Author: Daniel Berman

Published: 2023-11-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>)

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## AI overview

An application-security article distinguishing immediately exploitable vulnerabilities from weaknesses that increase future attack susceptibility.

## Source excerpt

Vulnerabilities and weaknesses both introduce risk but have key differences. Learn how to assess your apps to find and fix both vulnerabilities and weaknesses.