How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, 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.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

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.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

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. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

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.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a 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 so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

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.

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

Vulnerabilities for products matching "perl"

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larry_wall / perl

12 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2007-5116	High	November 7, 2007 11/7/07	== 5.8.0 == 5.8.1 == 5.8.3 == 5.8.4 == 5.8.4.1 == 5.8.4.2 == 5.8.4.2.3 == 5.8.4.3 == 5.8.4.4 == 5.8.4.5 == 5.8.6
CVE-2005-4278	High	December 16, 2005 12/16/05	== 5.8.0 == 5.4 == 5.5 == 5.8.4.2 <= 5.8.6 == 5.8.4 == 5.6.1 == 5.8.4.5 == 5.8.4.3 == 5.5.3 == 5.3 == 5.8.4.2.3 == 5.8.1 == 5.4.5 == 5.8.4.1 == 5.8.4.4 == 5.8.3
CVE-2005-0155	Low	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	== 5.8.0
CVE-2005-0448	Low	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	== 5.8.0 == 5.8.4 == 5.8.1 == 5.8.3
CVE-2004-0976	Low	February 9, 2005 2/9/05	== 5.6 == 5.8.0 == 5.6.1 == 5.8.1 == 5.8.3
CVE-2005-0156	Low	February 7, 2005 2/7/05	== 5.8.0 == 5.8.4.2 == 5.8.4 == 5.8.4.5 == 5.8.4.3 == 5.8.4.2.3 == 5.8.1 == 5.8.4.1 == 5.8.4.4 == 5.8.3
CVE-2004-2286	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 5.6 == 5.8.0 == 5.4 == 5.5 == 5.6.1 == 5.5.3 == 5.3 == 5.8.1 == 5.4.5 == 5.8.3
CVE-2004-0452	Low	December 21, 2004 12/21/04	== 5.8.4 == 5.6.1
CVE-2004-0377	High	May 4, 2004 5/4/04	<= 5.8.3
CVE-2003-0900	Medium	December 31, 2003 12/31/03	== 5.8.1
CVE-2000-0703	High	October 20, 2000 10/20/00	== 5.6 == 5.5 == 5.5.3 == 5.4.5
CVE-1999-0034	High	May 29, 1997 5/29/97	== 5.3

perl / perl

42 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2024-56406	High	April 13, 2025 4/13/25	>= 5.33.1 < 5.38.4 >= 5.39.0 < 5.40.2 >= 5.41.0 <= 5.41.10
CVE-2023-47039	High	January 2, 2024 1/2/24	< 5.32.1
CVE-2023-47038	High	December 18, 2023 12/18/23	>= 5.30.0 <= 5.38.0
CVE-2022-48522	Critical	August 22, 2023 8/22/23	== 5.34.0
CVE-2023-31486	High	April 29, 2023 4/29/23	< 5.38.0
CVE-2023-31484	High	April 29, 2023 4/29/23	< 5.38.0
CVE-2020-12723	High	June 5, 2020 6/5/20	< 5.30.3
CVE-2020-10543	High	June 5, 2020 6/5/20	< 5.30.3
CVE-2020-10878	High	June 5, 2020 6/5/20	< 5.30.3
CVE-2018-18311	High	December 7, 2018 12/7/18	< 5.26.3 >= 5.28.0 < 5.28.1
CVE-2018-18313	Medium	December 7, 2018 12/7/18	< 5.26.3
CVE-2018-18314	High	December 7, 2018 12/7/18	< 5.26.3
CVE-2018-18312	High	December 5, 2018 12/5/18	< 5.26.3 >= 5.28.0 < 5.28.1
CVE-2018-12015	Medium	June 7, 2018 6/7/18	<= 5.26.2
CVE-2018-6797	High	April 17, 2018 4/17/18	>= 5.18 <= 5.26
CVE-2018-6798	Medium	April 17, 2018 4/17/18	>= 5.22 <= 5.26
CVE-2018-6913	High	April 17, 2018 4/17/18	< 5.26.2
CVE-2017-12814	High	September 28, 2017 9/28/17	<= 5.24.2 == 5.26.0
CVE-2017-12837	Medium	September 19, 2017 9/19/17	== 5.26.0 <= 5.24.2
CVE-2017-12883	Medium	September 19, 2017 9/19/17	== 5.26.0 <= 5.24.2
CVE-2015-8608	High	February 7, 2017 2/7/17	== 5.22
CVE-2016-6185	High	August 2, 2016 8/2/16	>= 5.23.0 < 5.24.1 >= 5.25.0 < 5.25.3
CVE-2016-1238	High	August 2, 2016 8/2/16	== 5.003_92 == 5.21.1 == 5.9.3 == 5.14.1 == 5.8.0 == 5.003_97 == 5.6.0 == 5.17.11 == 5.24.1-rc1 == 5.16.0-rc2 == 5.19.6 == 5.22.3-rc1 == 5.17.4 == 5.003_03 == 5.18.4 == 5.18.2-rc3 == 5.8.4 == 5.15.6 == 5.004_04 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.9.5 == 5.004_02 == 5.003_12 == 5.18.3-rc2 == 5.13.10 == 5.003_24 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 5.17.1 == 5.22.0 == 5.8 == 5.003_97e == 5.8.1 == 5.21.7 == 5.12.4 == 5.15.2 == 5.8.9 == 5.20.2-rc1 == 5.000 == 5.18.0-rc2 == 5.15.0 == 5.12.1-rc0 == 5.003_09 == 5.18.3-rc1 == 5.12.5-rc2 == 5.005_04 == 5.005_01 == 1.0.16 == 5.003_90 == 5.12.4-rc1 == 5.14.4-rc1 == 5.21.4 == 5.15.3 == 5.24.0-rc2 == 5.6 == 5.17.9 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.21.9 == 5.6.1 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.13.8 == 5.003_21 == 5.003_15 == 5.003_26 == 5.003_97f == 5.11.2 == 5.13.0 == 5.21.6 == 5.19.10 == 5.14.0-rc2 == 5.22.1-rc4 == 5.14.3-rc1 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.24.0-rc5 == 5.13.5 == 5.20.3-rc2 == 5.13.3 == 5.7.3 == 5.003_94 == 5.003_97j == 5.9.2 == 5.13.6 == 5.003_10 == 5.14.3 == 5.19.5 == 5.9.0 == 5.003_27 == 5.003_19 == 5.003_97g == 5.001 == 5.19.3 == 5.24.0 == 5.13.11 == 5.8.2 == 5.17.10 == 5.11.1 == 5.8.5 == 5.19.2 == 5.13.7 == 5.22.1-rc3 == 5.19.11 == 5.10 == 5.13.1 == 5.10.1 == 5.17.8 == 5.16.3-rc1 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 5.14.4 == 5.003_20 == 5.22.2-rc1 == 5.18.2-rc2 == 5.003_97i == 5.12.0-rc2 == 5.19.0 == 5.003_14 == 5.003_28 == 5.14.0 == 5.21.2 == 5.18.3 == 5.003_17 == 5.22.0-rc1 == 5.003 == 5.16.0 == 5.24.0-rc3 == 5.12.0 == 5.003_91 == 5.18.0-rc3 == 5.16.1 == 5.003_04 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.11.5 == 5.003_25 == 5.22.2 == 5.003_01 == 5.17.5 == 5.20.2 == 5.21.3 == 5.18.0-rc4 == 5.18.2 == 5.20.3 == 5.12.5-rc1 == 5.6.2 == 5.11.0 == 5.19.9 == 5.004_05 == 5.24.0-rc4 == 5.17.2 == 5.21.8 == 5.003_13 == 5.004_01 == 5.15.9 == 5.003_16 == 5.19.8 == 5.12.2 == 5.003_97c == 5.22.1-rc2 == 5.002_01 == 5.12.4-rc2 == 5.20.1-rc1 == 5.21.10 == 5.20.1-rc2 == 5.003_07 == 5.003_02 == 5.001n == 5.8.7 == 5.17.0 == 5.003_95 == 5.003_93 == 5.24.0-rc1 == 5.14.0-rc1 == 5.11.3 == 5.15.5 == 5.13.4 == 5.14.0-rc3 == 5.17.7 == 5.17.3 == 5.15.8 == 5.12.5 == 1.0.15 == 5.005 == 5.22.1 == 5.17.7.0 == 5.18.2-rc1 == 5.8.9-rc1 == 5.004 == 5.004_03 == 5.16.0-rc1 == 5.003_97h == 5.10.1-rc1 == 5.21.11 == 5.14.4-rc2 == 5.15.4 == 5.9.4 == 5.17.6 == 5.003_99a == 5.21.0 == 5.005_03 == 5.19.7 == 5.14.3-rc2 == 5.19.1 == 5.11.4 == 5.000o == 5.16.2 == 5.20.0 == 5.003_05 == 5.22.1-rc1 == 5.21.5 == 5.14.2 == 5.13.9 == 5.18.0-rc1 == 5.9.1 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 5.20.0-rc1 == 5.003_97b == 5.14.1-rc1 == 5.003_96 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.19.4 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 5.8.3 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 5.22.0-rc2 == 5.8.6 == 5.003_08 == 5.003_18 == 5.005_02 == 5.18.0 == 5.10.0 == 5.20.1 == 5.8.8 == 5.15.1 == 5.13.2 == 5.18.1 == 5.20.3-rc1 == 5.003_98 == 5.003_99 == 5.12.1 == 5.003_23 == 5.003_11 == 5.14.2-rc1 == 5.002 == 5.18.2-rc4 == 5.10.1-rc2 == 5.15.7 == 5.003_97a == 5.003_22 == 5.003_97d == 5.16.3
CVE-2015-8853	Medium	May 25, 2016 5/25/16	<= 5.23.9
CVE-2016-2381	High	April 8, 2016 4/8/16	< 5.23.9
CVE-2013-7422	High	August 16, 2015 8/16/15	== 5.18.4
CVE-2014-4330	Low	September 30, 2014 9/30/14	<= 5.20.1
CVE-2010-4777	Low	February 10, 2014 2/10/14	== 5.10 == 5.14.0 == 5.12.0
CVE-2013-1667	High	March 14, 2013 3/14/13	== 5.14.1 == 5.8.4 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.13.10 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 5.12.4 == 5.8.9 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.13.8 == 5.11.2 == 5.13.0 == 5.14.0-rc2 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.13.5 == 5.13.3 == 5.13.6 == 5.14.3 == 5.10.0-rc2 == 5.13.11 == 5.8.2 == 5.8.10 == 5.11.1 == 5.8.5 == 5.13.7 == 5.10 == 5.13.1 == 5.10.1 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 5.12.0-rc2 == 5.14.0 == 5.16.0 == 5.12.0 == 5.16.1 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.11.5 == 5.11.0 == 5.12.2 == 5.8.7 == 5.14.0-rc1 == 5.11.3 == 5.13.4 == 5.14.0-rc3 == 5.10.1-rc1 == 5.11.4 == 5.16.2 == 5.14.2 == 5.13.9 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 5.8.3 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 5.8.6 == 5.10.0 == 5.8.8 == 5.13.2 == 5.10.0-rc1 == 5.12.1 == 5.10.1-rc2
CVE-2012-6329	High	January 4, 2013 1/4/13	<= 5.16.2 == 5.10 == 5.10.0 == 5.10.0-rc1 == 5.10.0-rc2 == 5.10.1 == 5.10.1-rc1 == 5.10.1-rc2 == 5.11.0 == 5.11.1 == 5.11.2 == 5.11.3 == 5.11.4 == 5.11.5 == 5.12.0 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc2 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 5.12.1 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 5.12.2 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.13.0 == 5.13.1 == 5.13.10 == 5.13.11 == 5.13.2 == 5.13.3 == 5.13.4 == 5.13.5 == 5.13.6 == 5.13.7 == 5.13.8 == 5.13.9 == 5.14.0 == 5.14.0-rc1 == 5.14.0-rc2 == 5.14.0-rc3 == 5.14.1 == 5.14.2 == 5.14.3 == 5.16.0 == 5.16.1
CVE-2011-2728	Low	December 21, 2012 12/21/12	== 2.10.0 == 2.10.3 == 5.8.0 == 2.6.4 == 5.6.0 == 2.3.0 == 2.11.3 == 2.15.0 == 2.17.1 == 5.8.4 == 1.44 == 2.8.7 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.13.10 == 2.11.6 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 2.7.2 == 2.11.0 == 5.8.1 == 2.11.1 == 5.8.9 == 1.42 == 2.4.0 == 2.8.5 == 2.10.7 == 2.11.2 == 2.16.1 == 2.6.2 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.6.1 == 2.18.1 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.13.8 == 5.11.2 == 5.13.0 == 1.20 == 2.10.6 == 1.21 == 5.14.0-rc2 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.13.5 == 5.13.3 == 5.9.2 == 2.17.0 == 1.01 == 5.13.6 == 2.1.0 == 1.41 == 1.47 == 2.11.5 == 5.10.0-rc2 == 2.11.4 == 5.13.11 == 1.22 == 2.2.1 == 2.5.0 == 5.8.2 == 5.8.10 == 2.2.2 == 5.11.1 == 5.8.5 == 5.13.7 == 2.7.1 == 2.10.1 == 5.10 == 5.13.1 == 5.10.1 == 2.1.3 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 2.7.0 == 5.12.0-rc2 == 2.11.7 == 2.8.1 == 2.13.0 == 5.14.0 == 1.45 == 5.12.0 == 2.8.6 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.11.5 == 2.6.3 == 2.6.6 == 2.6.1 <= 5.14.1 == 1.32 == 2.16.0 == 2.9.0 == 2.14.1 == 1.49 == 2.8.4 == 5.11.0 == 2.12.0 == 2.9.1 == 2.10.2 == 5.12.2 == 2.6.0 == 1.43 == 5.8.7 == 2.1.1 == 2.8.2 == 5.14.0-rc1 == 2.8.8 == 5.11.3 == 2.9.2 == 5.13.4 == 5.14.0-rc3 == 1.40 == 2.15.1 == 2.10.5 == 5.10.1-rc1 == 2.17.2 == 5.11.4 == 1.46 == 2.10.4 == 5.13.9 == 2.1.2 == 2.5.1 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 2.8.0 == 2.11.8 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 1.31 == 5.8.3 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 2.6.5 == 2.0.0 == 5.8.6 == 1.00 == 2.8.3 == 5.10.0 == 5.8.8 == 2.2.0 == 5.13.2 == 5.10.0-rc1 == 2.14.0 == 1.48 == 5.12.1 == 2.18.0 == 5.10.1-rc2
CVE-2012-5195	High	December 18, 2012 12/18/12	== 5.14.1 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 5.12.4 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.14.0-rc2 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 5.12.0-rc2 == 5.14.0 == 5.12.0 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.12.2 == 5.14.0-rc1 == 5.14.0-rc3 == 5.14.2 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 5.12.1
CVE-2012-1151	Medium	September 9, 2012 9/9/12	== 0.97 == 0.91 == 2.10.0 == 2.10.3 == 2.6.4 == 2.3.0 == 2.11.3 == 2.15.0 == 2.17.1 == 1.44 == 2.8.7 == 2.11.6 == 2.7.2 == 0.80 == 2.11.0 == 2.11.1 == 0.96 == 1.42 == 2.4.0 == 2.8.5 == 2.10.7 == 2.11.2 == 0.89 == 0.81 == 0.98 == 2.16.1 == 0.64 == 2.6.2 == 0.3 == 0.67 == 1.20 == 0.88 <= 2.18.1 == 0.61 == 2.10.6 == 1.21 == 0.73 == 0.71 == 2.17.0 == 1.01 == 2.1.0 == 1.41 == 1.47 == 2.11.5 == 2.11.4 == 0.62 == 1.22 == 2.2.1 == 2.5.0 == 2.2.2 == 2.7.1 == 2.10.1 == 0.86 == 2.1.3 == 2.7.0 == 2.11.7 == 2.8.1 == 2.13.0 == 1.45 == 0.69 == 2.8.6 == 0.87 == 2.6.3 == 2.6.6 == 2.6.1 == 1.32 == 2.16.0 == 2.9.0 == 0.5 == 2.14.1 == 0.2 == 1.49 == 0.65 == 0.1 == 2.8.4 == 0.84 == 0.68 == 0.4 == 0.99 == 2.12.0 == 2.9.1 == 0.82 == 2.10.2 == 2.6.0 == 0.94 == 1.43 == 0.52 == 2.1.1 == 0.83 == 2.8.2 == 2.8.8 == 2.9.2 == 1.40 == 2.15.1 == 2.10.5 == 2.17.2 == 1.46 == 2.10.4 == 0.66 == 0.63 == 0.95 == 0.90 == 2.1.2 == 2.5.1 == 2.8.0 == 2.11.8 == 0.93 == 1.31 == 2.6.5 == 2.0.0 == 1.00 == 2.8.3 == 0.72 == 2.2.0 == 0.92 == 0.85 == 2.14.0 == 1.48 == 0.70 == 2.18.0
CVE-2011-2939	Medium	January 13, 2012 1/13/12	<= 5.14.2 == 5.10 == 5.10.0 == 5.10.0-rc1 == 5.10.0-rc2 == 5.10.1 == 5.10.1-rc1 == 5.10.1-rc2 == 5.11.0 == 5.11.1 == 5.11.2 == 5.11.3 == 5.11.4 == 5.11.5 == 5.12.0 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc2 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 5.12.1 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 5.12.2 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.13.0 == 5.13.1 == 5.13.10 == 5.13.11 == 5.13.2 == 5.13.3 == 5.13.4 == 5.13.5 == 5.13.6 == 5.13.7 == 5.13.8 == 5.13.9 == 5.14.0 == 5.14.0-rc1 == 5.14.0-rc2 == 5.14.0-rc3 == 5.14.1 == 5.8.1 == 5.8.10 == 5.8.2 == 5.8.3 == 5.8.4 == 5.8.5 == 5.8.6 == 5.8.7 == 5.8.8 == 5.8.9 == 5.9.2
CVE-2011-0761	Medium	May 13, 2011 5/13/11	== 5.10.0-rc2 == 5.10.1 == 5.10.1-rc1 == 5.10.0 == 5.10.0-rc1 == 5.10.1-rc2
CVE-2011-1487	Medium	April 11, 2011 4/11/11	== 5.10.0-rc2 == 5.10.1 == 5.10.1-rc1 == 5.10.0 == 5.10.0-rc1 == 5.10.1-rc2 == 5.13.10 == 5.13.8 == 5.13.0 == 5.13.5 == 5.13.3 == 5.13.6 == 5.13.11 == 5.13.7 == 5.13.1 == 5.13.4 == 5.13.9 == 5.13.2 == 5.11.2 == 5.11.1 == 5.11.5 == 5.11.0 == 5.11.3 == 5.11.4 == 5.12.0-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc4 == 5.12.0-rc3 == 5.12.1-rc1 == 5.12.3-rc3 == 5.12.3 == 5.12.1-rc2 == 5.12.0-rc2 == 5.12.0 == 5.12.3-rc1 == 5.12.2 == 5.12.3-rc2 == 5.12.2-rc1 == 5.12.0-rc0 == 5.12.0-rc5 == 5.12.1
CVE-2010-1158	Medium	April 20, 2010 4/20/10	== 5.8.4 == 5.8.1 == 5.8.9 == 5.8.2 == 5.8.5 == 5.8.7 == 5.8.3 == 5.8.6 == 5.8.8
CVE-2009-3626	Medium	October 29, 2009 10/29/09	== 5.10.1
CVE-2008-2827	Low	June 23, 2008 6/23/08	== 5.10
CVE-2008-1927	Medium	April 24, 2008 4/24/08	== 5.8.8
CVE-2005-3962	Low	December 1, 2005 12/1/05	== 5.9.2 == 5.8.6
CVE-1999-1386	Medium	December 31, 1999 12/31/99	<= 5.004_04

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