Runtime-Aware AI SAST

Find and fix the vulnerabilities that
actually run

Kodem makes static analysis smarter with AI use and adding runtime context. We use a blend of deterministic and LLM-based analysis to identify and confirm code vulnerabilities, then ground those findings in runtime evidence to show what actually runs, is reachable, and matters in production.

Kodem runtime-powered SAST

Kodem harnesses its runtime expertise to release one of the strongest SAST offerings in the market. Finally, we can get real results.

Nir Rothenberg
Nir Rothenberg
CISO, Rapyd

Kodem's runtime-aware AI SAST platform connects static analysis to runtime execution.

We correlate vulnerable functions to real-world activity in your environment. Whether they were executed in production, which process loaded them, and how often. This is how you shift from "possible" to "provable" risk.

Know which findings are actually reachable and executed

Kodem confirms which flagged functions are loaded, executed, and reachable from real input in production, so your team fixes provable risk and skips the dead or unreachable code that inflates SAST output.

Broad language and framework coverage

Kodem maps runtime behavior with function traces, file open events, and symbol resolution across Java, Node.js and TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, C and C++, Ruby, and Scala.

Persistent runtime context across builds

Once a function is observed running in production, Kodem keeps that context across scans, builds, and environments, so signal is never lost between releases.

AI triage and fixes with Kai

Kai confirms which findings are true positives using application context, then generates the fix as a ready-to-review pull request. It never modifies your repo or trains on your code.

1,000+ rules, built on Opengrep

Kodem's SAST is powered by Opengrep, the open-source engine Kodem co-founded, with 1,000+ maintained rules across injection, deserialization, insecure cryptography, and exposed secrets including git history.

Built into the developer workflow

Findings surface in the IDE, in pull-request checks, and in CI/CD policy gates across GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Bitbucket, with suppression at line, file, or project level.

Powered by Runtime Intelligence

Static analysis identifies possibility. Runtime reveals reality.

Every Kodem SAST finding is validated against Runtime Intelligence, our patented core (US Patent 11,989,572 B2). The Kortex sensors observe your running applications using memory forensics, at the function level, and send metadata only. Never your source code, secrets, or memory contents.

Reachable

The flagged function is present in your code and actually runs in production.

Exploitable

User-controllable input reaches that function and a proof-of-concept exploit executes.

We do not add findings. We tell you which of the ones you already have actually run, are reachable from input, and are worth fixing first.

Patented core Memory forensics Function-level visibility Metadata only
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How it compares
Capability Traditional SAST DAST Kodem SAST (Runtime-Validated)
What it analyzes Source code patterns, statically The running app from the outside Source code correlated with runtime execution
Findings volume High, flags every theoretical issue Lower, but shallow coverage Prioritized to what actually runs and is reachable
False positives High, most findings never execute Medium Low, filtered by runtime reachability
Knows what executes in production No Partial, only exercised endpoints Yes, function-level execution evidence
Language and framework coverage Broad Limited to reachable endpoints Java, Node and TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, C and C++, Ruby, Scala
Developer workflow IDE and CI, often noisy Late, pre-release IDE, PR checks, and CI/CD gates with true-positive triage
Best fit Broad static coverage Black-box runtime testing Fixing the source-code vulnerabilities attackers can actually reach
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Correlate runtime-aware AI SAST findings with real application behavior

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Frequently asked questions

Runtime-Aware AI SAST:
What to Know

What is Runtime-Aware AI SAST?

Runtime-Aware AI SAST is a category of Static Application Security Testing that pairs source code analysis with live runtime execution data. Instead of flagging every theoretical vulnerability in your codebase, a Runtime-Aware AI SAST platform confirms which vulnerable functions actually execute in production. The result is a prioritized list of provable risks rather than thousands of findings most of which are unreachable.

How is Runtime-Aware AI SAST different from traditional SAST?

Traditional SAST tools scan source code for patterns that look vulnerable. They produce findings without context, so engineering teams triage thousands of theoretical issues that may never run. Runtime-Aware AI SAST adds execution data: function-level traces, file open events, and symbol mapping. It confirms which flagged code is loaded, which functions are invoked, and which data paths are reachable in production. That filtering is what makes the output actionable.

How does Runtime-Aware AI SAST reduce false positives?

Most SAST false positives come from flagged code that is dead, unreachable, or never invoked in production. Runtime-Aware AI SAST eliminates those by correlating each finding to actual execution data. If the function never runs and no input ever reaches it, the finding is filtered out. Kodem removes the large majority of SAST false positives this way.

Does Runtime-Aware AI SAST require code instrumentation?

Kodem's Runtime-Aware AI SAST platform does not. It uses out-of-band runtime sensors that observe function-level execution without modifying application code, recompiling, or restarting services. This is the operational difference from RASP-style approaches that require in-app instrumentation.

What languages does Kodem's runtime-aware AI SAST platform support?

Kodem supports Java (Spring, Quarkus, Jakarta EE), JavaScript and TypeScript (Node.js, Deno, Bun), Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI, AI/ML workloads, CPython, PyPy), Go (containerized services), Rust (Tokio, threaded workloads), C and C++ (DWARF symbol resolution), Ruby (Rails, Sinatra), and Scala (Akka, Play, Spark). New runtimes are added regularly.

Can runtime-aware AI SAST findings persist across scans and deployments?

Yes. Once a function is observed running in production, Kodem maintains that runtime context across subsequent scans, builds, and deployments. Findings remain flagged until they are resolved, so signal does not get lost between releases.

How does Kodem's runtime-aware AI SAST platform differ from legacy SAST tools?

Legacy SAST tools rank findings by severity scores and pattern matches, with no awareness of whether the code actually runs. Kodem ranks findings by runtime exploitability: is the function loaded, is it executed, is the call path reachable from user input, and is the exposure present in this specific environment? That context-aware model is what cuts noise and surfaces the small set of vulnerabilities engineering should fix first.

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