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CVSS

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Common Vulnerability Scoring System

A framework for rating the severity of computer system security vulnerabilities providing a quantitative score representing the risk level. CVSS evaluates factors including access complexity authentication requirements potential impact on confidentiality integrity and availability and environmental characteristics enabling organizations to prioritize vulnerability remediation efforts based on standardized risk assessments.

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