CCOA Securing Assets Practice Question
Your vulnerability management program requires prioritizing fixes based on exploitability. Which THREE of the following factors should be included in your risk score?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Exploit Code Maturity (e.g., is there a public exploit available?).
CVSS scoring includes base metrics like exploit code maturity, environmental impact, and temporal factors to prioritize remediation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The number of employees in the department that owns the server.
Why it's wrong here
Organizational size is not a vulnerability metric.
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Exploit Code Maturity (e.g., is there a public exploit available?).
Why this is correct
The existence of public exploit code significantly increases the risk of exploitation.
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Asset criticality (e.g., does it house PII?).
Why this is correct
Risk is a function of vulnerability and asset value.
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The color of the server rack hardware.
Why it's wrong here
Irrelevant metadata.
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Network accessibility (e.g., is it reachable from the internet?).
Why this is correct
An internet-facing server with a vulnerability is higher risk than one isolated in a DMZ.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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