Test vs Production Code: Finding Distribution Analysis

Comparing 10,403 findings between test and production code.

Methodology: Analysis performed using Repobility’s proprietary multi-dimensional scanning engine.

Overview

  • Production code findings: 10,196 (98.0%)
  • Test code findings: 207 (2.0%)

Production Code — Severity

Severity Count
Medium 5,915
Low 1,699
Info 1,179
High 1,169
Critical 234

Test Code — Severity

Severity Count
Critical 83
Medium 62
High 56
Low 6

Top Categories — Production

Category Count
Quality 3,077
Docker 2,283
Auth 1,292
Error Handling 994
Credential Exposure 617
Crypto 431
Injection 314
Dependency 217
Documentation 202
Llm Injection 182

Top Categories — Test

Category Count
Credential Exposure 47
Injection 38
Auth 35
Security 34
Error Handling 26
Docker 25
Quality 1
Deserialization 1

Data sourced from Repobility’s continuous code intelligence platform analyzing 128,000+ repositories. Updated May 16, 2026.