How vulnerability explanations help software practitioners confirm and fix code vulnerabilities

Fahad Al Debeyan

doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2026.108086

How vulnerability explanations help software practitioners confirm and fix code vulnerabilities

2026-03-03

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DOI：10.1016/j.infsof.2026.108086

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Most current code vulnerability detection tools provide only a binary classification (vulnerable/non-vulnerable) with little to no additional context. This paper explores the impact of providing explanations for vulnerabilities alongside code labelled as vulnerable.

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vulnerability detection

code explanations

software practitioners

binary classification

vulnerability confirmation

How vulnerability explanations help software practitioners confirm and fix code vulnerabilities

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