WHY FERRALON

Targeted and surgical reasoning makes remediation precise, provable, and scalable.

Ferralon extracts rich, deterministic facts from the exact application build, applies targeted reasoning to the uncertainty that remains, and produces a minimal fix backed by execution evidence.

THE LIMIT OF BRUTE FORCE

Brute-force reasoning reaches its limits at fleet scale.

Most AI remediation systems give a model a repository, a vulnerability finding, and a large token budget. The model explores, rewrites, tests, and retries until it produces an acceptable result.

This approach can work for a one-off fix or a small batch. Across thousands of findings, repositories, and commits, it becomes slow, variable, and wildly expensive.

The brute-force loop
  1. Broad repository context
  2. Long reasoning chains
  3. Repeated trial and error
  4. Potentially broad code changes
  5. Tests or scanners turn green
  6. A human still has to decide whether the vulnerability was actually fixed
The Ferralon loop
  1. Deterministic code facts
  2. Exact vulnerable path
  3. Targeted reasoning where needed
  4. Minimal, evidence-directed patch
  5. Rebuild the application
  6. Re-run the exploit proof
  7. Bind the verdict to the resulting commit

Rich, deterministic code intelligence focuses reasoning on the few questions that actually require it.

THE PROOF ENGINE

The Proof Engine turns code evidence into a verified fix.

Before asking a model to reason, Ferralon builds a precise understanding of the application: packages, symbols, call paths, build configuration, vulnerable behavior, and the code that can actually invoke it.

Reasoning is then concentrated on the narrow questions that computation alone cannot answer.

  1. 01MapIdentify the exact code and dependency path.
  2. 02ProveDetermine whether the vulnerability can be exploited in the exact build.
  3. 03PatchLimit the change to the code surface required to close the proven path.
  4. 04RebuildProduce the actual changed application artifact.
  5. 05Re-proveVerify that the exploit no longer works while the application still does.
  6. 06BindAttach the verdict to the commit and build that produced the evidence.

Every Ferralon patch carries evidence from the exact build.

Unknown remains unknown. Scanner results, static conclusions, and executed proof remain distinct evidence classes. An execution-grounded verdict requires observing the exploit effect in the original build, then observing its disappearance after the patched application is rebuilt while the application continues to operate.

BUILT FOR SCALE

Minimum sufficient intelligence.

Compute known facts directly

Deterministic analysis answers the known questions directly. Reasoning is reserved for the uncertainty that remains.

Keep patches narrow

The patch targets a specific, proven path. Narrow changes reduce review burden, regression risk, and unintended side effects.

Constrain reasoning cost

Code analysis computes the facts a model would otherwise rediscover, which keeps CPU and token cost per remediation predictable.

Run the proof loop continuously

The same proof loop runs continuously across repositories and commits, making autonomous remediation practical at enterprise and fleet scale.

WHERE THE MARKET STOPS

Ferralon connects code intelligence, exploit proof, remediation, rebuild, and re-proof in one system.

SCA and reachability products identify vulnerable code and reachable paths. Exposure platforms correlate and prioritize risk across an estate. Runtime products observe application behavior in running environments. AI fix products generate or recommend code changes.

Ferralon integrates those evidence inputs into an exact-build proof and remediation loop: it establishes exploitability on the specific build, produces a minimal fix, rebuilds the application, and re-proves the result.

CategoryDeveloper / CI-NativeReasoned Code GraphCode-level Runtime EvidenceSymbol and Call Graph AnalysisProof of Exploit / Proof of Non-Exploit on Exact BuildPatch → Rebuild → Re-proveLiving, Commit-bound Verdicts
SCA / ReachabilitySnyk, Mend, EndorCore, native capabilityPartial capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityStrong capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityPartial capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Exposure / CTEMWiz, Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7Partial capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityNo publicly documented capability identifiedLimited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityNo publicly documented capability identified
Runtime / ADROligo, Miggo, UpwindPartial capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityCore, native capabilityPartial capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityNo publicly documented capability identified
AI Fix / SASTMobb, Pixee, CorgeaCore, native capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityPartial capabilityLimited or adjacent capabilityPartial capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
FerralonAutonomous Cyber RemediationCore, native capabilityCore, native capabilityCore, native capabilityCore, native capabilityCore, native capabilityCore, native capabilityCore, native capability
SCA / ReachabilitySnyk, Mend, Endor
Developer / CI-Native
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Reasoned Code Graph
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Code-level Runtime Evidence
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Symbol and Call Graph Analysis
Strong capabilityStrong capability
Proof of Exploit / Proof of Non-Exploit on Exact Build
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Patch → Rebuild → Re-prove
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Living, Commit-bound Verdicts
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability

Strong at narrowing dependency findings; generally stops before exact-build exploit proof and patch re-proving.

Exposure / CTEMWiz, Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7
Developer / CI-Native
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Reasoned Code Graph
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Code-level Runtime Evidence
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Symbol and Call Graph Analysis
No publicly documented capability identifiedNo publicly documented capability identified
Proof of Exploit / Proof of Non-Exploit on Exact Build
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Patch → Rebuild → Re-prove
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Living, Commit-bound Verdicts
No publicly documented capability identifiedNo publicly documented capability identified

Strong at estate-wide correlation and prioritization; generally does not operate inside the application’s code-to-fix loop.

Runtime / ADROligo, Miggo, Upwind
Developer / CI-Native
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Reasoned Code Graph
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Code-level Runtime Evidence
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Symbol and Call Graph Analysis
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Proof of Exploit / Proof of Non-Exploit on Exact Build
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Patch → Rebuild → Re-prove
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Living, Commit-bound Verdicts
No publicly documented capability identifiedNo publicly documented capability identified

Strong at observing actual execution; generally does not turn that evidence into a minimal source patch and commit-bound proof.

AI Fix / SASTMobb, Pixee, Corgea
Developer / CI-Native
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Reasoned Code Graph
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Code-level Runtime Evidence
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Symbol and Call Graph Analysis
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Proof of Exploit / Proof of Non-Exploit on Exact Build
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability
Patch → Rebuild → Re-prove
Partial capabilityPartial capability
Living, Commit-bound Verdicts
Limited or adjacent capabilityLimited or adjacent capability

Strong at developer workflow and patch generation; generally lacks an execution-grounded proof-and-re-prove loop.

FerralonAutonomous Cyber Remediation
Developer / CI-Native
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Reasoned Code Graph
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Code-level Runtime Evidence
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Symbol and Call Graph Analysis
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Proof of Exploit / Proof of Non-Exploit on Exact Build
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Patch → Rebuild → Re-prove
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability
Living, Commit-bound Verdicts
Core, native capabilityCore, native capability

Integrates code intelligence, execution proof, surgical remediation, rebuilt verification, and living verdicts.

Representative category maturity based on publicly documented product behavior. Individual vendor capabilities vary.

Each score describes the category as a whole. It is a representative reading, not a measurement of any single vendor and not a best-of composite.

  • No publicly documented capability identified
  • Limited or adjacent capability
  • Partial capability
  • Strong capability
  • Core, native capability

Proof of Exploit and Proof of Non-Exploit are established on the exact application build under evaluation.

Reviewed August 2026.

SCA / Reachability

Strong at narrowing dependency findings; generally stops before exact-build exploit proof and patch re-proving.

Exposure / CTEM

Strong at estate-wide correlation and prioritization; generally does not operate inside the application’s code-to-fix loop.

Runtime / ADR

Strong at observing actual execution; generally does not turn that evidence into a minimal source patch and commit-bound proof.

AI Fix / SAST

Strong at developer workflow and patch generation; generally lacks an execution-grounded proof-and-re-prove loop.

Ferralon

Integrates code intelligence, execution proof, surgical remediation, rebuilt verification, and living verdicts.

WHAT “PROOF” MEANS

Every verdict is bound to the code that produced it.

A Ferralon verdict identifies:

  • The specific vulnerability
  • The exact application build and commit
  • The code path under evaluation
  • The observed exploit effect—or the reason it cannot occur
  • The patch applied
  • The rebuilt artifact that was tested
  • The evidence that the exploit effect disappeared
  • The evidence that the application continued to function

A code change triggers re-gating, keeping the verdict aligned with the current build. The evidence remains connected to the software, commit, and execution result that produced it.

AUTONOMOUS CYBER REMEDIATION

Move from vulnerability finding to proven fix.

Start with Ferralon Assay to determine which findings your code cannot reach. Then use the Ferralon Proof Engine to prove what is exploitable, remediate it, and prove it is fixed.