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Patheon

Patheon operates as a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing integrated drug development, clinical trial services, and commercial manufacturing solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers end-to-end support spanning preclinical development through patient delivery across its global network of facilities. UpGuard continuously monitors the security posture of Patheon using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. Our analysis is centered on objective, externally verifiable information.

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Patheon Security Rating

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Company Patheon Employees 3k+ Location Waltham, MA, United States CEO James C. (Jim) Mullen Last updated April 2, 2026

Last updated April 2, 2026

Patheon Vendor Risk Report

This vendor risk report is based on UpGuard's continuous monitoring of Patheon's security posture using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. The results are summarized into a security rating based on the analysis of hundreds of individual checks across five risk categories: website security, email security, phishing & malware, brand & reputation risk, and network security.

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Website Security

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Secure cookies not used

When secure cookies are not used, there is an increased risk of third parties intercepting information contained in these cookies. The website configuration should be changed so that all 'Set-Cookie' headers include 'secure'.

X-Frame-Options is not deny or sameorigin

Browsers may display this website's content in frames. This can lead to clickjacking attacks.

CSP is not implemented

No valid Content Security Policy is implemented. This increases the risk of XSS and clickjacking attacks.

HttpOnly cookies not used

When HttpOnly cookies are not used, the cookies can be accessed on the client, which enables certain type of client-side attacks. The website configuration should be changed to enforce HttpOnly cookies.

Unmaintained page detected

This domain appears to be unmaintained based on indicators like page content or status code. Unmaintained pages expand the attack surface for malicious actors.

Server information header not exposed

Ensuring the server information header is not exposed reduces the ability of attackers to exploit certain vulnerabilities.

X-Powered-By header not exposed

Information about specific technology used on the server is obscured.

Referrer policy is not unsafe-url

The website's Referrer Policy is not configured to allow unsafe information to be sent in the referrer header.

ASP.NET version header not exposing specific ASP.net version

Ensuring the ASP.NET version header is not exposing a specific version makes it harder for attackers to exploit certain vulnerabilities.

ASP.NET version header not exposed

Ensuring the ASP.NET version header is not exposed makes it harder for attackers to exploit certain vulnerabilities.

X-Content-Type-Options is not nosniff

Browsers are prevented from interpreting files as a different MIME type to what is specified in the Content-Type HTTP header. This helps mitigate MIME confusion attacks.

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Email

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DMARC policy not found

DMARC policy was not found. This makes it easier for attackers to send email from this domain. A DMARC policy should be deployed for this domain.

SPF policy uses ~all

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record is too lenient as to which domains are allowed to send email on the domain's behalf. This record should preferably not use the ~all mechanism, as this does not instruct the mail receiver to reject messages from unauthorised sources. When DMARC is not being enforced, -all should be used on the SPF record.

SPF enabled

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records prevent spammers from sending messages with forged addresses.

SPF syntax correct

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record passes basic syntax checks.

SPF ptr mechanism not used

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record does not include the ptr mechanism.

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Network

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'HTTP' port open

The 'HTTP' service is running and exposed to the internet. The configuration of the server should be reviewed and unnecessary ports closed.

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DNS

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DNSSEC not enabled

DNSSEC records prevent third parties from forging the records that guarantee a domain's identity. DNSSEC should be configured for this domain.

CAA not enabled

The domain does not contain a valid Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. A CAA record indicates which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are authorized to issue certificates for a domain.

No unregistered MX records detected

No unregistered MX records that could lead to receiving mail on behalf of the target organization were detected.

Domain has not expired

Domain has not expired.

No subdomain takeover vulnerability detected

No dangling DNS records that could lead to subdomain takeover were detected.

Domain does not expire soon

Domain does not expire within 30 days.

Domain not flagged as inactive

Domain is not flagged as inactive.

Domain not pending deletion

Domain is not pending deletion with the registrar.

Domain not pending restoration

Domain is not pending restoration with the registrar.

Domain registrar or registry deletion protection enabled

Domain is protected from unsolicited deletion requests with the registrar or registry.

Domain registrar or registry transfer protection enabled

Domain is protected from unsolicited transfer requests.

Domain registrar or registry update protection enabled

Domain is protected from unsolicited update requests with the registrar or registry.

Domain free of registrar DNS resolution hold

Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registrar.

Domain free of registry DNS resolution hold

Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registry itself.

Domain renewal not prohibited by registry

Domain is not prohibited from renewal at the registry itself.

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Encryption

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SSL expired

SSL certificate has expired. The certificate will need to be renewed for connections to your domain to be trusted.

Domain was not found on the HSTS preload list

The domain was not found on the HSTS preload list. Users who visit the website for the first time will be vulnerable to MITM attacks. The requirements for inclusion on the preload list are specified by hstspreload.org.

Certificate not found on our revoked certificate list

The site's certificate chain was checked against our list of revoked certificates.

SSL available

SSL is supported for this site.

HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS

All HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS.

Hostname matches SSL certificate

The site's hostname matches the SSL certificate.

Trusted SSL certificate

The certificate presented by this domain was issued by a trusted certificate authority.

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) enforced

With HSTS enforced, people browsing this site are less susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks.

No insecure SSL/TLS versions available

No insecure SSL/TLS versions are available for this site.

SSL certificate chain present in server response

A complete SSL certificate chain was presented by the server for this domain.

SSL chain certificates do not expire within 20 days

SSL intermediate and root certificates do not expire within 20 days.

SSL expiration period shorter than 398 days

The SSL certificate presented by the server has an expiration period shorter than 398 days.

SSL has more than 20% of its valid period remaining

SSL certificate does not expire in less than 20% of its total valid period.

Strong SSL algorithm

Industry standard SHA-256 encryption in use.

HSTS header contains includeSubDomains

The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) header contains the includeSubDomains directive.

Strong public certificate key length

The site's public certificate provides at least 112 bits of security strength.

No weak cipher suites supported in TLS 1.2

TLS connections to the site do not support any weak cipher suites.

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Data leakage

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No open cloud storage service detected

No cloud storage service configured to allow anonymous file listing was detected.

Domain index is not a listable directory

The domain index is not a listable directory.

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IP/Domain Reputation

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No reports of botnet activity in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 30 days.

No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 30 days

This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 30 days.

No reports of malware distribution in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 30 days.

No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days.

No reports of phishing activity in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 30 days.

No reports of botnet activity in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 90 days.

No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 90 days

This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 90 days.

No reports of malware distribution in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 90 days.

No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days.

No reports of phishing activity in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 90 days.

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Vulnerability Management

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Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-0160 (Heartbleed)

A bug in OpenSSL's implementation of the TLS heartbeat extension allows access to portions of memory on the targeted host e.g. cryptographic keys and passwords.

Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE)

The server does not support SSLv3, and is not vulnerable to the POODLE attack.

Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-0204 (FREAK)

The server does not offer RSA_EXPORT cipher suites, so clients are not vulnerable to the FREAK attack.

Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-4000 (Logjam)

The server is using strong Diffie-Hellman parameters and is not vulnerable to the Logjam attack.

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