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CS0-003 · Question #37

An analyst is reviewing a vulnerability report and must make recommendations to the executive team. The analyst finds that most systems can be upgraded with a reboot resulting in a single downtime…

The correct answer is A. Proprietary systems. Proprietary systems are systems that are owned by their developer or vendor, and the company does not have access to the source code or other necessary information to upgrade or patch the system. This can make it difficult to remediate vulnerabilities in proprietary systems, as…

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Management

Question

An analyst is reviewing a vulnerability report and must make recommendations to the executive team. The analyst finds that most systems can be upgraded with a reboot resulting in a single downtime window. However, two of the critical systems cannot be upgraded due to a vendor appliance that the company does not have access to. Which of the following inhibitors to remediation do these systems and associated vulnerabilities best represent?

Options

  • AProprietary systems
  • BLegacy systems
  • CUnsupported operating systems
  • DLack of maintenance windows

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  • A
    80% (16)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    10% (2)

Explanation

Proprietary systems are systems that are owned by their developer or vendor, and the company does not have access to the source code or other necessary information to upgrade or patch the system. This can make it difficult to remediate vulnerabilities in proprietary systems, as the company may need to rely on the vendor to provide a patch or update. In this case, the two critical systems cannot be upgraded due to a vendor appliance that the company does not have access to. This suggests that the systems are proprietary, and the company is unable to remediate the vulnerabilities without the vendor's assistance.

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#vulnerability remediation#proprietary systems#vendor lock-in#remediation challenges

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