Escape DAST Now in Beta: Front-End Web App & SPA Testing Made Easy

Modern web applications demand modern security solutions. That’s why we’re excited to announce Escape’s security platform expansion into front-end web app and single-page application (SPA) security testing.

We built it, released it to a few accounts, and we're now in closed beta. We're looking for additional users to test it out and provide feedback.

What we built

In addition to its unique, feedback-driven DAST for APIs, Escape now offers Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) for front-end web apps and SPAs. This is more than just an incremental feature—it’s a powerful extension of our API security platform. Our new front-end DAST is specifically designed to detect vulnerabilities in front-end applications and highlight business logic errors.

With Escape’s DAST, you'll be able to identify common static vulnerabilities, CVEs, secret leaks, and outdated or vulnerable dependencies while automatically detecting the APIs consumed by your applications (both internal and third-party) and seamlessly syncing with your existing API security workflows.

The tool reinforces our API DAST capabilities by accessing more context and user stories.

Why we built it

At Escape, we’ve always been laser-focused on revolutionizing API security, offering unmatched visibility, precision, and governance over API endpoints. But we knew we could solve even bigger problems for our users, so we expanded our focus to tackle their growing challenges.

Web applications—especially front-end apps and SPAs—are now the primary interface for digital experiences. While these apps rely heavily on APIs, they also introduce their own vulnerabilities, such as misconfigurations, client-side XSS, and insecure data flows.

When teams try to secure these apps, they often face:

• Endless false positives from legacy DAST (Qualys, Rapid7..) tools that waste time and lead to missed vulnerabilities.
• Manual configurations that are time-consuming, difficult to integrate into CI/CD pipelines, and impossible to scale for modern development workflows.
• Frictions with the engineering teams due to a lack of support with prioritization and actionable remediation, forcing developers to spend valuable time diagnosing and resolving issues on their own.

On top of that, this capability has been the most requested feature by Application Security engineers during conversations with our customers. They’ve told us loud and clear that front-end testing is a critical need - and we listened.

With this addition, we aim to become the only security solution for modern SPAs and APIs that requires no agents or traffic access, so you can:

• Automate discovery, documentation generation, and testing at scale
• Empower engineering to fix vulnerabilities, not just find them
• Reduce risk before it reaches production

What makes Escape's DAST for front-end apps and SPAs stand out

• Automated Authentication: Simply enter your credentials, and the front end handles the rest. Custom manual authentication is still available.
• Schema-Driven Precision: Your application schema can be programmatically updated to keep Escape synced with your endpoint’s evolving structure. No manual maintenance required.
• Tailored for Front-End: While still evolving, Escape leverages our proprietary business-logic algorithm, initially designed for APIs, to gain a deeper understanding of front-end applications. This allows us to detect vulnerabilities where traditional tools often struggle, with continuous improvements as we learn more about the unique challenges of front-end security.
• Automatic API Detection, Mapping, and Security: Escape automatically detects and maps the APIs consumed by your front-end application, including both internal and third-party APIs. We generate specifications for each API and test them for vulnerabilities immediately.
• Unified Security Insights: Vulnerability data is linked to API insights, giving you a comprehensive view of your attack surface.

What we are looking for

• If you join the beta, please provide brutally honest feedback to us 
• What do you find the most valuable? How often would you like to use it? Would you integrate it in CI/CD?

With this new front-end testing feature, we’re delivering a solution that doesn’t just work but works smarter, helping teams focus on fixing vulnerabilities rather than fighting with tools.