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CS0-003 · Question #393

A security manager is looking at a third-party vulnerability metric (SMITTEN) to improve upon the company's current method that relies on CVSSv3. Given the following: Which of the following…

The correct answer is B. Vulnerability 2. Vulnerability 2 should be prioritized as it is exploitable, has high exploit activity, and is exposed externally according to the SMITTEN metric.

Submitted by parkjh· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Management

Question

A security manager is looking at a third-party vulnerability metric (SMITTEN) to improve upon the company's current method that relies on CVSSv3. Given the following:

Which of the following vulnerabilities should be prioritized?

Exhibit

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Options

  • AVulnerability 1
  • BVulnerability 2
  • CVulnerability 3
  • DVulnerability 4

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    80% (24)
  • C
    13% (4)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Vulnerability 2 should be prioritized as it is exploitable, has high exploit activity, and is exposed externally according to the SMITTEN metric.

Topics

#vulnerability prioritization#CVSS#risk metrics#vulnerability management

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