HCLSoftware Launches HCL AppScan RapidFix

A comprehensive scanning, triage, and remediation solution that provides the speed, scalability, and accuracy developers need to maintain strong security without sacrificing productivity.

NOIDA, India (April 30, 2025) - HCLSoftware, a global leader in enterprise software solutions, has announced the launch of HCL AppScan RapidFix in collaboration with Pixee. This innovative solution leverages two agentic components, AI-powered auto-triage and auto-fix, relying on a deterministic OSS Codemodder framework. It delivers context-aware fix recommendations, enabling developers and security teams to minimize manual efforts, reduce security debt, and accelerate time to market.

As cyberattacks grow increasingly sophisticated and frequent, application security vulnerabilities have become prime targets. DevOps teams depend on a complex ecosystem of tools to produce and deploy code, making it essential to embed security at every level of the development environment and throughout each stage of the software development lifecycle. However, according to a 2024 Statista survey on software development, only 27.2 percent of organizations currently leverage AI for code testing. Given common resource constraints, AI presents a valuable opportunity to enhance DevSecOps testing efficiency and strengthen security practices.

Manual triage of security issues has become a measurable bottleneck in the release cycle, and organizations are increasingly looking at AI to help them better utilize their resources. In response to this pressure, developers and security teams are seeking new solutions to expedite the release of innovative new features with increased efficiency.

“By 2027, IDC predicts that AI will generate 70% of corrective code fixes for application security vulnerabilities,” said Katie Norton, research manager for DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security at IDC. “Solutions that leverage AI to support remediation workflows, such as HCL AppScan RapidFix, can help streamline vulnerability management and enable developers to focus on higher-value activities. As software development speeds up and the volume of vulnerabilities grows, AI-assisted remediation will be essential to maintaining both security and delivery velocity at scale.”

“Current trends in the DevSecOps market make it clear that operational efficiency and rapid vulnerability remediation are top priorities,” said Rajesh Iyer, Executive Vice President, HCLSoftware. “Organizations are actively seeking innovative tools for triage and remediation that can accelerate automation and enhance productivity, and HCL AppScan RapidFix directly addresses these critical needs.”

HCL AppScan RapidFix uses AI to analyze code and employs advanced algorithmic decision-making to determine outcomes, along with a deterministic open-source Codemodder framework which can:

• Decipher the wider business and technical context
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend Security Controls
• “Humanize” the output and recommend specific code changes to address an identified vulnerability
• Deliver an accurate, high-level understanding of highly variable code bases
• Enhance developer consistency and accelerate the development process
• Automate repetitive tasks and large-scale refactoring

While application security code scanners generate a multitude of results, automating the review of these results from SAST tools can provide essential security context and specific recommended actions. HCL AppScan RapidFix leverages AI to improve this automation process and further save time on repetitive manual tasks. In addition, AI analysis techniques and contextual understanding of code minimize false positives and enhance the accuracy of scan results.

“Today’s enterprise software teams are delivering software faster than ever, particularly those utilizing the latest generative AI coding tools,” said Surag Patel, co-founder and CEO of Pixee. “It’s crucial that application security teams are equipped with a comprehensive solution that enables them to keep up with their development counterparts. ”HCL AppScan RapidFix redefines the category with capabilities like automated, production-ready code fixes and expert automated triage for security, enabling organizations to ship secure code at unprecedented velocity.”

For more information about HCL AppScan RapidFix, please visit: https://www.hcl-software.com/appscan

About HCLSoftware

HCLSoftware is a global leader in software innovation and the software division of HCLTech. We develop, market, sell, and support transformative solutions across various industries, including business and industry, intelligent operations, total experience, data and analytics, and cybersecurity. Our commitment to customer success and our core values of integrity, inclusion, value creation, people-centricity, and social responsibility drive us to deliver best-in-class software products that empower organizations to achieve their goals. With a rich heritage of pioneering spirit, HCLSoftware serves more than 20,000 organizations, including a majority of the Fortune 100 and almost half of the Fortune 500.

About Pixee

Pixee builds innovative solutions that help developers produce higher-quality and secure code with new tools that integrate directly into their native workflow. Pixee is backed by Decibel and Wing, top-tier VCs with a track record of investing in category-defining companies. The Pixee platform acts as an expert security developer on the team that is constantly reviewing and automatically hardening the codebase. Experience the magic at www.pixee.ai