Do exploit code releases help or harm defenders? We decided to put this hotly contested debate to the test. The seventh volume of the Prioritization to Prediction series produced in conjunction with the Cyentia Institute attacks this debate from all angles. Poring over Kenna Security’s own threat and vulnerability intelligence, anonymized platform data, and Fortinet exploitation data, we analyzed over 6 billion vulnerabilities affecting 13 million active assets across nearly 500 organizations.