Your IT Guy Updates Windows.
Who Checks Everything Else?
Every computer runs dozens of apps — your browser, your PDF reader, your accounting software, your VPN. Every one has a version number. Windows Update never touches the ones Microsoft didn’t write. So who has been checking?
The gap nobody talks about
Windows Update handles Microsoft. Your antivirus catches known malware. That still leaves 50+ apps that nobody is watching.
An old version of Chrome, a PDF reader nobody has opened in a year, a VPN client from last year: each one is either current or it isn’t, and each one has a date. The question is whether anyone has counted.
And even when you know something needs updating, where do you go? Each vendor has a different download page, a different process, different steps. The detailed report puts each one’s steps in one place.
Live from our intelligence engine
Top Software to Patch Right Now
This isn’t a hypothetical. These are real vulnerabilities our system is tracking right now, ranked by actual exploit risk — not a generic severity number.
76 actively exploited, 3459 high-probability, 2743 other — 6278 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2023-4863 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
15 actively exploited, 1967 high-probability, 1354 other — 3336 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2023-4863 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
14 actively exploited, 1328 high-probability, 664 other — 2006 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2023-4863 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
6 actively exploited, 757 high-probability, 274 other — 1037 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2021-21017 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
2 actively exploited, 589 high-probability, 331 other — 922 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2019-8506 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
2 actively exploited, 361 high-probability, 86 other — 449 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2019-8506 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
3 actively exploited, 27 high-probability, 14 other — 44 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2019-18426 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
1 actively exploited, 16 high-probability, 15 other — 32 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2025-0411 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
1 actively exploited, 9 high-probability, 5 other — 15 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2019-18988 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
3 actively exploited, 7 high-probability, 3 other — 13 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2018-20250 (CISA KEV — actively exploited)
202 high-probability, 48 other — 250 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2018-9948 (EPSS 99th percentile)
124 high-probability, 149 other — 273 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2024-21388 (EPSS 98th percentile)
51 high-probability, 27 other — 78 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2018-10583 (EPSS 100th percentile)
17 high-probability, 6 other — 23 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2019-7959 (EPSS 94th percentile)
14 high-probability, 3 other — 17 CVEs total
Top threat: CVE-2020-28641
Showing 15 of 40 tracked applications with known vulnerabilities · 72 total applications monitored
Run a scan to see which of these are on your machine
Scan My MachineWhat the check-up does with what it finds
Real-Time Exploit Matching
Not a static scan
We catalog every piece of software on your machine and check each version against live threat intelligence that tracks real-world attacks as they happen. Not last quarter’s database — what’s being exploited today.
- Checked against the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- Ranked by real-world exploit probability (EPSS)
- Dangerous apps surface first — not buried in a list of 47
- Updated continuously, not quarterly
Worst Door First
Not a wall of version numbers
No software — including ours — can automatically patch everything. So for every out-of-date app it finds, the scan tells you what it is, how far behind it is, and whether it is being attacked right now. What to do about each one is in the detailed report, which is paid.
- Plain English for every finding
- Which apps are behind, and how far
- Priority order, so the dangerous ones are at the top
- Context on what the risk actually is — not just a CVE number
The Report
Your machine. Your software. Your priority list.
Every machine gets its own vulnerability action report. We catalog every piece of software, check every version against live exploit intelligence, and produce a prioritized action list specific to that machine. Now you have it.
Items marked Urgent are being actively exploited in the wild right now. Items marked High have a high probability of exploit. Everything else is ranked so you know what matters and what can wait.
Adobe Reader 2021.007 — 3 known exploits
Actively exploited (CISA KEV). Update to 24.004+
Fix: get.adobe.com/reader → Download latest
Chrome 118.0 — remote code execution
Attacker can run code via a malicious page.
Fix: Chrome → Settings → About Chrome → Update
7-Zip 22.01 — privilege escalation
EPSS top 5%. Local attacker can gain admin access.
Fix: 7-zip.org → Download 24.08+
47 other apps — current
No known exploits at current versions.
Matched against live exploit intelligence — updated continuously.
What you have now vs. what this gives you
What you have now
- —Windows Update handles Microsoft products
- —Antivirus catches known malware signatures
- —You update apps when they nag you — maybe
- —No way to know which outdated apps are actually dangerous
- —No single place to find every fix
What the Vulnerability Action Report gives you
- Every app on your machine cataloged and checked
- Matched against live vulnerability intelligence — updated continuously
- Dangerous apps flagged and ranked by actual risk
- Step-by-step guidance on where to get each fix
- One prioritized list — fix the dangerous ones first, skip what can wait
Why we built this
What the scan checks against
The scan checks the software it finds against public vulnerability, exploitation and end-of-life sources, including the ones that track which flaws are being used in attacks today, and tells you which of your apps each one applies to. Most software doesn’t tell you it needs updating — it just sits there.
Craig Peterson spent 35+ years building security programs for banks, hospitals, and defense contractors. Forward to Safety puts that judgment — and that intelligence — in your corner.
Three steps to your first report.
Takes a few minutes. Runs straight from your Downloads folder.
Download and run
Download a small file, right-click "Run as administrator." It reads your settings — never changes anything.
See your priority list
In a few minutes you see what's already right on your computer and a ranked list of what's left — dangerous ones first.
Fix what matters
The check-up ranks what is left, worst first. What to do about each one, in order, is the detailed report — that part is paid, and you see the price before you decide.
Available at every level
Every tier shows what was found. Step-by-step fixes are in the detailed report. The difference is who does the fixing.
Reveal Personal
You see it. Run the scan, get your priority list and fix guidance. You handle the updates yourself.
Learn about Reveal PersonalSupport & Defend
We manage it. We handle the patching and hardening for you automatically — plus full support, 24/7 monitoring, and active response.
Talk to us about Support & DefendFind out what’s really on your machine.
No card needed. You can run it again, up to 2 times an hour on each computer. Your findings are ready in a few minutes.
The scan is on us. If you want step-by-step instructions afterward, that's a paid report, and you'll see the price before you decide.
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