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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Vulnerabilities for products matching "windows_nt"

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microsoft / windows_nt

251 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2008-5232	High	November 26, 2008 11/26/08	== 4.0
CVE-2007-6026	High	November 20, 2007 11/20/07	== 4.0
CVE-2007-1973	Medium	April 11, 2007 4/11/07	== 4.0
CVE-2007-1912	Medium	April 10, 2007 4/10/07	*
CVE-2006-2379	High	June 13, 2006 6/13/06	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2006-0034	High	May 10, 2006 5/10/06	== 4.0 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4
CVE-2006-1184	Medium	May 10, 2006 5/10/06	== 4.0 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4
CVE-2006-1591	Medium	April 3, 2006 4/3/06	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2006-0988	High	March 3, 2006 3/3/06	== 4.0
CVE-2006-0010	High	January 10, 2006 1/10/06	== 3.5.1 == 3.5.1-sp1 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp6a == 3.5.1-sp5 == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp1 == 3.5.1-sp3 == 3.5.1-sp2 == 3.5.1-sp4
CVE-2005-4717	Medium	December 31, 2005 12/31/05	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2005-2827	High	December 14, 2005 12/14/05	== 4.0
CVE-2005-2150	Medium	July 11, 2005 7/11/05	== 4.0
CVE-2005-1935	High	June 13, 2005 6/13/05	== 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2005-0045	High	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2005-0050	High	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	== 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2005-1184	Medium	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2005-0416	High	April 27, 2005 4/27/05	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-0568	High	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp1
CVE-2004-0571	High	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-0893	High	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-0899	Medium	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2004-0900	High	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2004-0901	High	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-1080	High	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-0567	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2004-1049	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	*
CVE-2004-1306	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-1305	Medium	December 23, 2004 12/23/04	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-1361	Medium	December 23, 2004 12/23/04	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-0206	High	November 3, 2004 11/3/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0207	Low	November 3, 2004 11/3/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0208	High	November 3, 2004 11/3/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0569	High	November 3, 2004 11/3/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0574	High	November 3, 2004 11/3/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0201	High	August 6, 2004 8/6/04	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp2
CVE-2004-0210	High	August 6, 2004 8/6/04	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2004-0212	High	August 6, 2004 8/6/04	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2003-1048	High	July 27, 2004 7/27/04	== 4.0-sp6 == 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2003-0533	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2003-0719	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2003-0806	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2003-0807	Medium	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0
CVE-2003-0906	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0-sp6a
CVE-2003-0910	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0118	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0123	High	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0
CVE-2004-0124	Low	June 1, 2004 6/1/04	== 4.0
CVE-2003-0818	High	March 3, 2004 3/3/04	== 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6a == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp3
CVE-2003-0825	High	March 3, 2004 3/3/04	== 4.0-sp3 == 4.0-sp6 == 4.0 == 4.0-sp1 == 4.0-sp2 == 4.0-sp4 == 4.0-sp5 == 4.0-sp6a

microsoft / windows-nt

15 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2008-3008	High	September 11, 2008 9/11/08	== xp-sp3
CVE-2008-3012	High	September 11, 2008 9/11/08	== xp-sp3 == vista
CVE-2008-3014	High	September 11, 2008 9/11/08	== xp-sp3 == vista
CVE-2007-5348	High	September 11, 2008 9/11/08	== xp-sp3 == vista
CVE-2008-1456	High	August 13, 2008 8/13/08	== xp-sp3 == 2008 == vista
CVE-2008-1457	High	August 13, 2008 8/13/08	== xp-sp3 == 2008 == vista
CVE-2008-2246	High	August 13, 2008 8/13/08	== 2008
CVE-2008-1435	High	July 8, 2008 7/8/08	== 2008
CVE-2008-1445	High	June 12, 2008 6/12/08	== 2008 == xp-sp3
CVE-2008-1453	High	June 12, 2008 6/12/08	== xp-sp3
CVE-2008-1436	High	April 21, 2008 4/21/08	== vista-sp2 == vista-sp1
CVE-2008-0927	Medium	April 14, 2008 4/14/08	== 2000 == 2003
CVE-2008-1086	High	April 8, 2008 4/8/08	== 2008
CVE-2008-1087	High	April 8, 2008 4/8/08	== 2008
CVE-2006-0005	High	February 14, 2006 2/14/06	== datacenter_server-sp4 == xp_tablet_pc-sp2 == xp_tablet_pc-sp1 == datacenter_server-sp2 == datacenter_server == xp_tablet_pc == xp-sp2 == datacenter_server-sp1 == datacenter_server-sp3

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.