ZeroThreat

Overview

ZeroThreat is an AI-powered autonomous pentesting platform purpose-built for web applications and APIs. It leverages agentic AI agents for offensive security, enabling organizations to move beyond conventional vulnerability scanning and adopt a continuous, attacker-style testing methodology. The platform autonomously discovers application endpoints, validates real exploit paths, and produces audit-ready remediation guidance, covering OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Top 10, CWE/SANS Top 25, and business logic flaws across a vulnerability knowledge base of 130,000+ known vulnerabilities. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois, ZeroThreat was named a winner of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Web App Security.

At the core of ZeroThreat is a business-logic-aware DAST engine that distinguishes it from traditional DAST scanners. While conventional tools match payloads against known patterns, ZeroThreat reasons about application logic, chains multi-step attacks, and validates exploitability with reproducible proof. This approach enables detection of Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA), Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA), authenticated workflow attacks, and other logic flaws that signature-based scanners frequently miss. The platform spans web application pentesting, API pentesting for REST and GraphQL, shadow API discovery, authentication testing, and business logic testing. It also supports advanced UI and single-page application scanning through Playwright-based security testing and detects hidden APIs and API attack patterns through dedicated API discovery and threat detection capabilities.

ZeroThreat is engineered for speed and accuracy, with most applications receiving initial findings within minutes and full coverage completing in 30 minutes to 2 hours, compared to 2-4 weeks for manual penetration testing engagements. The platform advertises 10x faster scanning, a 99.9% detection accuracy rate, and up to 90% reduction in manual pentest effort. It supports custom and community attack templates, including Burp Suite extensions, Nuclei templates, and OWASP ZAP-compatible payloads, which run natively alongside its agentic AI engine. For enterprise deployment, ZeroThreat offers production-safe scanning for live applications, compliance-ready reporting with on-demand audit evidence, on-premises deployment with air-gap readiness, and DevOps and CI/CD integrations to embed security checks into every pipeline.

ZeroThreat is designed with zero-configuration onboarding, enabling developers, startup founders, and engineering teams to begin testing by simply entering a URL. It is applicable across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, eCommerce and retail, insurance, fintech, and government and public sector organizations. The platform serves enterprise security teams seeking governed security at scale, DevOps teams requiring smarter security tooling, SaaS companies looking to scale securely, MSSPs streamlining client security operations, and startups that need fast, effortless security testing. ZeroThreat also provides a free tier with monthly scan credits, making automated AI pentesting accessible to teams of all sizes.

Core capabilities

AI-Powered DAST

Runtime web vulnerability scanning engine powered by business-logic-aware AI that detects OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Top 10, CWE/SANS Top 25, and 130,000+ vulnerabilities.

Agentic AI Pentesting

Controlled AI agents that autonomously discover endpoints, validate real attack paths, and execute adaptive exploit workflows with reproducible proof.

Web App Pentesting

Automated pentesting for modern web applications covering auth flows, business logic, and user journeys.

API Pentesting

Automated security testing for REST and GraphQL APIs, including shadow API discovery, broken authentication, and logic flaws.

Authenticated Security Testing

Tests login flows and access control mechanisms to identify post-authentication vulnerabilities such as BOLA and BFLA.

Business Logic Testing

Detects workflow-level attack paths and logic abuse scenarios that traditional DAST scanners cannot identify.

Open Attack Support

Native compatibility with Burp Suite extensions, Nuclei templates, and OWASP ZAP-compatible payloads alongside the agentic AI engine.

Compliance-Ready Reporting

Generates audit-ready evidence and remediation guidance on demand to support GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and other regulatory standards.

DevOps & CI/CD Integrations

Embeds continuous security checks into development pipelines for shift-left vulnerability management and automated security testing.

Use cases

Continuous automated pentesting for modern web applications and single-page applications (SPAs)

API security testing for REST and GraphQL, including shadow API discovery and API threat detection

Detecting BOLA, BFLA, and business logic flaws that traditional DAST scanners frequently miss

Compliance readiness with audit-ready evidence for GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS

Shift-left security through DevOps and CI/CD pipeline integration

Production-safe vulnerability scanning of live applications without disruption

On-premise and air-gapped security testing for regulated industries