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Beyond CVSS: A Risk-Based Approach to Vulnerability Prioritization

Your vulnerability scanner shows: CVE-XXXX-XXXX CVSS: 9.8 Severity: Critical The natural reaction is: "This is critical. Put it at the top of the remediation list." That isn't necessarily wrong.

  • CVSS measures technical severity of vulnerabilities, not organizational risk
  • CVSS v4.0 includes Base, Threat, Environmental, and Supplemental metrics
  • Contextual factors like exploitability, exposure, asset criticality, and business impact affect risk

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