New CVSS 4.0 vulnerability severity rating standard released


The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has launched CVSS v4.0, the latest version of its Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The updated standard offers improved metrics for assessing software security vulnerabilities, including new supplemental metrics for vulnerability assessment. It also extends its applicability to OT/ICS/IoT with added safety metrics. The system aids in prioritizing responses to security threats by providing a consistent method to evaluate and compare risks across different systems and software.
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