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Security practitioners already know that vulnerabilities will always exist. Whether it’s the software we create, the software we purchase, or the third-party tools we rely on, new vulnerabilities are inevitable. The problem is knowing when they’re being exploited and whether they impact your SaaS ecosystem before it’s too late.
The problem: Traditional security tools leave blind spots
Most security teams rely on some combination of SSPM, CSPM, XDR, SBOM, NHI, and API security tools to manage risk. These are all valuable, but here’s the problem:
- SSPM (SaaS Security Posture Management) → Great for flagging misconfigurations, but it doesn’t monitor real-time third-party API activity or detect active threats.
- CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) → Helps secure cloud infrastructure, but doesn’t track app-to-app interactions in your SaaS stack.
- XDR (Extended Detection & Response) → Detects threats across endpoints, networks, and email, but has no context on third-party SaaS integrations or API abuses.
- SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) → Lists dependencies but doesn’t tell you if a third-party app is actively being exploited in your environment.
- NHI (Non-Human Identity Security) → Helps manage secrets and machine identities, but doesn’t correlate API activity or detect when a token is being abused.
- API Security → Protects the APIs your company exposes, but what about the APIs you consume from third-party vendors?
Each of these tools solves a piece of the problem. But none of them provide real-time detection and response for your entire SaaS ecosystem.
The bigger risk: When the vulnerabilities are in your third-party apps
Security teams already have a hard enough time tracking and remediating vulnerabilities in their own software. But the challenge becomes exponentially harder when the vulnerability exists in a third-party SaaS app, integration, or API connection—especially when you don’t own or control the software.
By the time you find out about a third-party vulnerability, it’s often too late because:
1. It’s disclosed in a CVE report, but only after it’s been identified and cataloged
The average time between vulnerability discovery and public disclosure can take weeks or even months, leaving organizations exposed to silent exploitation. Many SaaS vendors don’t report vulnerabilities immediately, either because they’re still investigating or because they don’t want to cause panic.
2. Your vendor sends you an advisory, but it’s vague and lacks details
SaaS vendors often issue generic security advisories that tell you there was an issue, but not how much data was exposed, which users were affected, or whether attackers exploited it in the wild. Even if a vendor releases a patch, there’s no guarantee it covers every entry point or misconfiguration within your ecosystem.
3. An attacker is already exploiting it before you even know it exists
Once a vulnerability is discovered, attackers move quickly. Threat actors scan the internet for vulnerable systems and weaponize exploits within hours of a disclosure. If attackers gain unauthorized access to your connected third-party applications, they can exfiltrate data, manipulate API connections, and pivot deeper into your environment, all without triggering traditional endpoint or network security tools.
The harsh reality: Your data might already be compromised
When the vulnerability is in a third-party SaaS app or integration, your security team is not in control of the patching process, and the vendor may not notify you in time. That means:
- Sensitive customer, financial, and operational data could be exposed long before you realize the vulnerability exists.
- Attackers could leverage stolen API tokens, OAuth credentials, or misconfigured permissions to move laterally between applications.
- By the time you receive a notification, the real damage—data exfiltration, privilege escalation, or unauthorized access—has already occurred.
Traditional security tools like SSPM, CSPM, XDR, and API security platforms don’t provide visibility into these threats because they focus on configurations, compliance, or first-party API protection—not the real-time behavior of third-party applications interacting with your SaaS stack.
The only way to stay ahead of third-party risk is to move beyond static vulnerability management and adopt continuous monitoring, behavioral anomaly detection, and real-time security for your SaaS ecosystem.
That’s where Vorlon comes in.
The solution: Vorlon’s SaaS ecosystem security platform
Instead of waiting for disclosures, Vorlon continuously monitors API interactions, OAuth tokens, non-human identities, and data flows across your entire SaaS ecosystem, so you can detect active threats before they turn into breaches.
✔️ Detect exploitation before a vulnerability is disclosed – Vorlon identifies abnormal API activity, excessive permissions, and risky data flows across your connected SaaS apps.
✔️ See the full attack path – When a vendor gets breached, Vorlon shows exactly how their application connects to your systems and what sensitive data is at risk.
✔️ Respond before the damage is done – Unlike static security tools, Vorlon correlates third-party risk with real-time activity, so you know whether a vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Vulnerabilities will always exist, but third-party security gaps don’t have to
If your security strategy relies on waiting for vendor disclosures or sifting through vulnerability reports, you’re already too late.
With Vorlon, you get proactive detection and response across your entire SaaS ecosystem. Not just your endpoints, cloud, or first-party applications.
How confident are you in your ability to detect third-party exploitation before it makes headlines?
About the author
Jonathan Reshef
Solutions Architect at Vorlon
Jonathan Reshef is a Solutions Architect at Vorlon with ten years of software engineering and cybersecurity experience. Before Vorlon, he held technical consulting roles at IBM Red Hat, UIPath, and Palo Alto Networks. Jonathan graduated from Duke University with a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Jonathan is passionate about leveraging his deep understanding of complex IT systems to help Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups prevent third-party application breaches. Connect with Jonathan and follow his latest updates on LinkedIn.