# Semgrep: Critical incident: Widespread errors on Semgrep AppSec Platform

**Summary:** Semgrep reported a critical incident affecting Dashboard and Scans and CI/CD, starting 2026-08-25 19:21 UTC and lasting 2 h 40 min. A bad release caused widespread platform failures; rollback restored stability, and a successful release fully resolved the issue at 2026-08-25 22:01 UTC. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-08-25 19:21 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/z9x7l97w5913](https://stspg.io/z9x7l97w5913)
- [Company: Semgrep](https://rewindex.com/company/semgrep.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:316/mln4tl5dj2zw@16ad1e1e71c7
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Widespread errors on Semgrep AppSec Platform
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ critical
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-08-25 19:21 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-08-25 22:01 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ Dashboard, Scans and CI/CD, semgrep.dev - Dashboard, semgrep.dev - Scans and CI/CD
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**7. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-08-25 19:21 UTC

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+ A bad release is causing widespread failures in the Semgrep AppSec Platform.
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**8. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-08-25 19:28 UTC

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+ The release has been rolled back and the platform is now stable.
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**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-08-25 22:01 UTC

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+ This issue has been fully resolved with a successful release.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-25 19:21 UTC | Critical incident: Widespread errors on Semgrep AppSec Platform (this change) | outage |

All Semgrep changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/semgrep/changes.md)
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