An honest security analysis of Replit for developers considering it for their projects.
Replit is safe for coding and learning. For production apps, be careful with secrets management - Replit's Secrets feature works, but code visibility settings matter. Private Repls are secure; public ones expose source code.
Replit is a secure platform for development and learning. For production apps, use the Secrets feature properly and keep Repls private. Scan your deployed app to ensure no secrets leaked during development.
Understanding Replit security in the context of broader industry trends and research.
of Lovable applications (170 out of 1,645) had exposed user data in the CVE-2025-48757 incident
Source: CVE-2025-48757 security advisory
average cost of a data breach in 2023
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023
developers using vibe coding platforms like Lovable, Bolt, and Replit
Source: Combined platform statistics 2024-2025
“There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding', where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.”
“It's not really coding - I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy paste stuff, and it mostly works.”
Don't guess - scan your app and know for certain. VAS checks for all the common security issues in Replit applications.