# OWASP Top 10 (2025 Edition)

## Introduction

If you read my earlier post on the [OWASP Top 10 (2021)](https://shesecures.in/owasp-top-10-2021), you'll remember I ended it with a section on what changes were expected in the 2025 edition. Well — it's here. And it's more significant than a simple reshuffle.

The OWASP Top 10:2025 was officially released in November 2025 at the Global AppSec USA event. This is only the second update since 2021, and it reflects four years of real-world data, industry survey responses, and a changing threat landscape shaped by cloud-native architectures, software supply chains, and AI-integrated applications.

Two categories are brand new. Three have moved significantly. One familiar name — SSRF — has been absorbed into a broader category. And the list has shifted from a purely vulnerability-centric view toward a risk-resilience model.

Here is everything that changed, explained the way I wish someone had explained it to me — with real breaches, real examples, and honest prevention advice.

### What changed from 2021 to 2025 edition

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