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What is the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), who is behind it, what are we doing with it, and what does a CVSS Value mean for you?

With CVSS, we have a value system for evaluating security gaps in software. Since there are no alternatives, the system has been in use worldwide for over ten years and is constantly being developed, it is a defacto standard.

The evaluation consists of three components.