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A third of 2018’s vulnerabilities have public exploits, 50% can be exploited remotely
2019-03-04 06:15

Over 22,000 new vulnerabilities were disclosed during 2018, according to Risk Based Security’s 2018 Year End Vulnerability QuickView Report. While approximately 33% of published vulnerabilities received a CVSSv2 score of 7 or above, the number of vulnerabilities scoring 9 or above declined for the third year in a row. The report confirms that CVE / National Vulnerability Database continues to face challenges staying up-to-date with the relentless pace of new disclosures. The research team at … More → The post A third of 2018’s vulnerabilities have public exploits, 50% can be exploited remotely appeared first on Help Net Security.


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