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Secret exposure in client-accessible code is a formally documented vulnerability. OWASP A02:2021 — Cryptographic Failures covers hardcoded and exposed secrets. CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information) applies when API keys appear in public source bundles.
Launch Ready Code benchmark: most vibe-coded applications we scan have at least one API key or secret exposed in client-accessible JavaScript bundles or publicly readable environment files. — LRC scan data, 2026
Launch Ready Code has scanned 700+ applications. Most ship with at least one critical finding, and the average Launch Readiness Score is ~44 out of 100 — LRC scan data, 2026.
Research sources
- OWASP Foundation — OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks (2021), the industry-standard vulnerability taxonomy referenced for all security categories in this article
- MITRE Corporation — CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024), the weakness classification used to rank and prioritise code-level findings
- NIST National Vulnerability Database — NVD CVE severity ratings; all CVSS scores cited here are drawn from published NVD records
- Jai Mittal, Founder & CTO, Launch Ready Code — Proprietary data from 700+ AI-built app security audits, 2025–2026. Average Launch Readiness Score: 44/100. Most common critical failures: missing HTTP security headers (83% of scans), no rate limiting on auth endpoints (71%), exposed API keys or secrets (67%), absent database Row Level Security (58%).