SecureChain for Java: A New Technology for Automatic Vulnerability Remediation in Java Libraries
Developers are used to spending hours updating dependencies and searching for vulnerabilities in third-party libraries. But the situation is changing. SecureChain for Java, created by the team of Evgenii Frolikov (TuxCare), introduces a fundamentally different approach: automatic dependency reconfiguration with vulnerability remediation, including entire transitive chains. This means that instead of manual updates and the risk of breaking a build, projects receive a stable and secure library “out of the box.”
What’s New
Until now, most popular solutions — such as Snyk, WhiteSource, or OWASP Dependency-Check — have been limited to detecting vulnerabilities and generating reports. SecureChain for Java goes further: the system automatically identifies vulnerable artifact versions, downloads their source code, applies fixes, and rebuilds the library.
A key innovation is the testing system based on dynamic traces collected from real-world operation. This makes it possible to verify that the rebuilt library is functionally equivalent to the original, significantly reducing the risk of failures after updates.
Early Results
Pilot deployments demonstrate significant impact.
In one company, the system fixed 12 vulnerable libraries within a week — including transitive dependencies that standard tools failed to address.
In another case, a critical vulnerability with a risk of remote code execution was resolved in 3 hours instead of five working days.
Although the technology is still new, it is already being used by several companies in Europe and the United States. According to available data, SecureChain for Java reduces vulnerability remediation time by a factor of 5–10 and decreases the workload on engineering teams.
Market Context
Experts note that the emergence of such tools reflects a broader trend. Git brought transparency to code, CI/CD to processes, and now solutions like SecureChain for Java are making the remediation of vulnerabilities transparent and manageable. According to specialists, technologies of this class are already becoming the new standard: security is no longer a “brake” on releases but an integrated part of the development lifecycle.