CAS-004 Security Operations Practice Question
Which CVSS metric component is used to reflect the impact of a vulnerability based on the specific environment of an organization?
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Why each option matters
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Environmental metric
The environmental metric allows customization of CVSS score based on the organization's environment, including security requirements and modified base metrics.
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Attack vector metric
Why it's wrong here
Attack vector is part of the base metric.
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Temporal metric
Why it's wrong here
Temporal metric reflects changes over time, not environment.
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Environmental metric
Why this is correct
Environmental metric tailors the score to the organization's environment.
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Base metric
Why it's wrong here
Base metric is intrinsic and does not consider environment.
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