Alex Gaynor • 10/20/2025

Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Vulnerability

This article draws an analogy between legal procedures for dismissing a lawsuit and evaluating software vulnerability reports. It argues that projects should first ask if a reported vulnerability violates their documented threat model, and that researchers should clearly articulate this violation, similar to how a legal complaint must state a valid claim.

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#Threat Modeling #Security Research #Software Security