CAS-004 Security Operations Practice Question
An organization is implementing a vulnerability management program and needs to prioritize patching based on risk. The team has identified multiple vulnerabilities with different CVSS scores. Which THREE factors should be considered when prioritizing patches according to CVSS environmental metrics? (Choose THREE.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements of the affected system
Environmental metrics in CVSS allow customization of the score based on the organization's environment. Key factors include security requirements (confidentiality, integrity, availability), which affect the overall severity. Asset criticality and compliance requirements are also considered. Patch availability and exploit maturity are temporal metrics, not environmental.
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Confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements of the affected system
Why this is correct
These are the security requirements in environmental metrics.
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Compliance and regulatory obligations
Why this is correct
Environmental metrics can include modified impact subscore adjustments for compliance.
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Availability of a patch or workaround
Why it's wrong here
This is a temporal metric, not environmental.
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Asset criticality and business impact
Why this is correct
Environmental metrics consider the importance of the affected asset.
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Exploit code maturity and remediation level
Why it's wrong here
These are temporal metrics.
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