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freebsd / freebsd

495 vulnerabilities found
Title Severity Exploit Date Affected Version
High September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 14.1-p3
== 14.0-p9
== 13.4-beta3
== 13.3-p5
High September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 14.1-p3
== 14.0-p9
== 13.4-beta3
== 13.3-p5
Critical September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 14.1-p3
== 14.0-p9
== 13.4-beta3
== 13.3-p5
High September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 14.1-p3
== 14.0-p9
== 13.4-beta3
== 13.3-p5
High September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 14.1-p3
== 14.0-p9
== 13.4-beta3
== 13.3-p5
High September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 14.1-p3
== 14.0-p9
== 13.4-beta3
== 13.3-p5
High September 5, 2024 9/5/24
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3
== 14.0-p3
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p4
== 14.1-p1
== 14.1
== 13.3-p5
== 13.4-beta3
== 14.0-p9
== 14.1-p3
>= 13.0 < 13.3
== 13.3-p4
== 14.0-p8
High August 12, 2024 8/12/24
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
< 13.0
>= 13.1 < 13.3
High August 12, 2024 8/12/24
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
< 13.0
>= 13.1 < 13.3
Medium August 12, 2024 8/12/24
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 14.1-p2
== 14.0-p8
== 13.3-p4
< 13.0
>= 13.1 < 13.3
High July 1, 2024 7/1/24
== 13.2
== 13.2-p1
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
== 13.2-p4
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 13.2-p6
== 13.2-p5
== 13.2-p7
== 14.0-p2
== 14.1
== 14.1-p1
== 14.0-p4
== 14.0-p5
== 14.0-p6
== 14.0-p7
== 14.0-p3
== 13.3
== 13.3-p1
== 13.3-p2
== 13.3-p3
== 13.2-p9
== 13.2-p10
== 13.2-p11
== 13.2-p8
Critical April 11, 2024 4/11/24
== 14.0
Medium February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.1-rc1-p1
== 13.1-p1
== 13.1-p2
== 12.3-beta1
== 12.3-p1
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 12.3-p5
== 12.3-p6
== 12.3-p7
== 12.3-p8
== 12.3-p9
== 13.1-p3
== 13.1-p4
High February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p11
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
== 13.1-rc1-p1
Low February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
< 12.3
== 12.3-beta1
== 12.3-p1
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 12.3-p5
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p11
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.1-rc1-p1
High February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 12.3-p1
== 12.3-p2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 12.3-beta1
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 12.3-p5
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p11
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
Low February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.2-p1
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
< 13.2
== 13.2-p4
== 14.0-beta5
== 13.2-p5
== 13.2-p6
== 13.2-p7
== 13.2-p8
== 13.2-p9
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.0-p3
== 14.0-p4
Medium February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.2-p1
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
< 13.2
== 13.2-p4
== 14.0-beta5
== 13.2-p5
== 13.2-p6
== 13.2-p7
== 13.2-p8
== 13.2-p9
>= 13.3 < 14.0
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 14.0-p2
== 14.0-p3
== 14.0-p4
High February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 12.3-p1
== 13.0
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
>= 12.0 < 12.3
== 12.3
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
High February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 12.3-p1
== 13.0
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
>= 12.0 < 12.3
== 12.3
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
High February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 12.3-p1
== 13.0
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
>= 12.0 < 12.3
== 12.3
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
Low February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 12.3-beta1
== 12.3-p1
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 12.3-p5
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p11
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
== 13.1-rc1-p1
< 12.3
>= 12.4 < 13.0
Critical February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 12.3-p1
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 13.0-p10
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
< 12.3
>= 12.4 < 13.0
High February 15, 2024 2/15/24
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 13.0
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-p1
== 12.3-p1
== 13.0-p6
== 13.0-p7
== 13.0-p8
== 13.0-p9
== 13.0-p10
>= 12.0 < 12.3
== 12.3
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
Medium December 24, 2023 12/24/23
< 11.0
Medium December 18, 2023 12/18/23
<= 12.4
High December 13, 2023 12/13/23
== 12.4-rc2-p2
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 12.4
== 12.4-p1
== 12.4-p2
== 13.2
== 12.4-p3
== 13.2-p1
== 12.4-p4
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
== 12.4-p5
== 13.2-p4
== 12.4-p6
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 13.2-p6
== 12.4-p8
== 12.4-p7
== 13.2-p5
Medium December 13, 2023 12/13/23
== 13.2
== 13.2-p1
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
== 13.2-p4
== 14.0
== 14.0-beta5
== 14.0-rc3
== 14.0-rc4-p1
== 14.0-p1
== 13.2-p6
== 13.2-p5
== 13.2-p7
== 14.0-p2
High November 8, 2023 11/8/23
== 13.2
== 13.2-p1
>= 13.0 < 13.2
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
== 13.2-p4
Critical November 8, 2023 11/8/23
== 12.4-rc2-p2
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 12.4
== 12.4-p1
== 12.4-p2
< 12.4
== 13.2
== 12.4-p3
== 13.2-p1
>= 13.0 < 13.2
== 12.4-p4
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
== 12.4-p5
== 13.2-p4
== 12.4-p6
Medium October 4, 2023 10/4/23
== 13.2
Medium October 4, 2023 10/4/23
== 12.4
== 12.4-p1
== 12.4-p2
< 12.4
== 13.2
== 12.4-p3
== 13.2-p1
>= 13.0 < 13.2
== 12.4-p4
== 13.2-p2
== 13.2-p3
== 12.4-p5
High October 4, 2023 10/4/23
== 13.2
High September 6, 2023 9/6/23
== 12.4-rc2-p2
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 12.4
== 12.4-p1
== 12.4-p2
< 12.4
== 13.2
== 12.4-p3
== 13.2-p1
>= 13.0 < 13.2
== 12.4-p4
== 13.2-p2
High August 1, 2023 8/1/23
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.1-rc1-p1
== 13.1-p1
== 13.1-p2
== 13.1-p3
== 13.1-p4
== 13.1-p5
== 13.1
== 13.1-p6
== 13.1-p7
== 13.2
== 13.1-p8
== 13.2-p1
High August 1, 2023 8/1/23
== 12.4-rc2-p2
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.1-rc1-p1
== 13.1-p1
== 13.1-p2
== 13.1-p3
== 13.1-p4
== 13.1-p5
== 13.1
== 12.4
== 12.4-p1
== 12.4-p2
== 13.1-p6
== 13.1-p7
== 13.2
== 12.4-p3
== 13.1-p8
== 13.2-p1
Critical June 22, 2023 6/22/23
== 12.4-rc2-p2
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.1-rc1-p1
== 13.1-p1
== 13.1-p2
== 13.1-p3
== 13.1-p4
== 13.1-p5
== 13.1
== 12.4
== 12.4-p1
== 12.4-p2
< 12.4
== 13.1-p6
== 13.1-p7
>= 13.0 < 13.1
== 13.2
Medium February 8, 2023 2/8/23
== 12.4-rc2-p2
== 12.4-rc2-p1
== 13.1-b1-p1
== 13.1-b2-p2
== 13.1-rc1-p1
== 13.1-p1
== 13.1-p2
== 13.1-p3
== 13.1-p4
== 13.1-p5
== 12.3-p1
== 12.3-p2
== 12.3-p3
== 12.3-p4
== 12.3-p5
== 13.1
== 12.4
== 12.3
High September 6, 2022 9/6/22
< 7.0
High January 18, 2022 1/18/22
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
== 12.2-p3
== 12.2-p4
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 12.2-p5
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 12.2-p6
== 13.0
== 12.2-beta1-p1
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 12.2-p7
== 12.2-p8
== 12.2-p9
== 12.2-p10
== 13.0-p4
== 13.0-p5
== 12.2-p11
High August 30, 2021 8/30/21
== 11.4
== 11.4-p1
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
== 12.2-p3
== 11.4-p4
== 11.4-p5
== 11.4-p6
== 11.4-p7
== 12.2-p4
== 12.2-p5
== 12.2-p6
== 13.0
== 11.4-p8
== 11.4-p9
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 12.2-p7
== 12.2-p8
== 12.2-p9
== 12.2-p10
== 11.4-p10
== 11.4-p11
== 11.4-p12
== 11.4-p13
High August 30, 2021 8/30/21
== 11.4
== 11.4-p1
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
== 12.2-p3
== 11.4-p4
== 11.4-p5
== 11.4-p6
== 11.4-p7
== 12.2-p4
== 12.2-p5
== 12.2-p6
== 13.0
== 11.4-p8
== 11.4-p9
== 13.0-p1
== 13.0-p2
== 13.0-p3
== 12.2-p7
== 12.2-p8
== 12.2-p9
== 12.2-p10
== 11.4-p10
== 11.4-p11
== 11.4-p12
== 11.4-p13
High June 4, 2021 6/4/21
== 12.1
== 12.1-p2
== 12.1-p3
== 12.1-p4
== 11.4-beta1
== 11.4
== 12.1-p5
== 11.4-rc2
== 11.4-rc1
== 12.1-p6
== 11.4-p1
== 12.1-p7
== 12.1-p9
== 12.1-p8
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2
== 11.4-p4
== 12.1-p10
High May 28, 2021 5/28/21
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
== 12.2-p3
== 12.2-p4
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 12.2-p5
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 12.2-p6
== 13.0
== 12.2-beta1-p1
High May 28, 2021 5/28/21
== 11.4-beta1
== 11.4
== 11.4-rc2
== 11.4-rc1
== 11.4-p1
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
== 12.2-p3
== 11.4-p4
== 11.4-p5
== 11.4-p6
== 11.4-p7
== 12.2-p4
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-rc3
== 13.0-beta3-p1
== 12.2-p5
== 13.0-rc5-p1
== 12.2-p6
== 13.0
== 12.2-beta1-p1
== 11.4-p8
== 11.4-p9
High April 7, 2021 4/7/21
== 11.4-beta1
== 11.4
== 11.4-rc2
== 11.4-rc1
== 11.4-p1
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
< 11.4
== 11.4-p4
== 11.4-p5
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-rc3
>= 12.0 < 12.2
Medium April 7, 2021 4/7/21
== 11.4-beta1
== 11.4
== 11.4-rc2
== 11.4-rc1
== 11.4-p1
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
< 11.4
== 11.4-p4
== 11.4-p5
== 13.0-rc5
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-rc4
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-rc3
>= 12.0 < 12.2
High April 7, 2021 4/7/21
== 12.2-p1
== 12.2-p2
== 12.2
== 13.0-rc1
== 13.0-rc2
== 13.0-beta1
== 13.0-beta2
== 13.0-beta3
== 13.0-beta4
== 13.0-rc3
>= 12.0 < 12.2
Critical March 29, 2021 3/29/21
== 12.1-p1
== 12.1
== 12.1-p2
== 12.1-p3
== 12.1-p4
== 11.4
== 12.1-p5
== 12.1-p6
== 11.4-p1
== 12.1-p7
== 12.1-p9
== 12.1-p8
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 12.2
Critical March 29, 2021 3/29/21
== 11.3
== 11.3-p1
== 11.3-p3
== 11.3-p2
== 12.1-p1
== 12.1
== 11.3-p4
== 11.3-p5
== 11.3-p6
== 12.1-p2
== 11.3-p7
== 12.1-p3
== 12.1-p4
== 11.3-p8
== 11.4
== 12.1-p5
== 11.3-p9
== 12.1-p6
== 11.3-p10
== 11.3-p11
== 11.4-p1
== 12.1-p7
== 12.1-p9
== 12.1-p8
== 11.4-p3
== 11.4-p2
== 11.3-p13
== 11.3-p12
== 12.2

Frequently Asked Questions

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.