common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS)

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

CVSS

CNSSI 4009-2022

NIST CSWP 41

NIST IR 8473

NIST SP 1800-31B

NIST SP 1800-31C

NIST SP 800-115

NIST SP 800-117

NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 1

NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 2

NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 3

NIST SP 800-128

NIST SP 800-137

NIST SP 800-150

NIST SP 800-161r1-upd1

NIST SP 800-171r3

NIST SP 800-190

NIST SP 800-203

NIST SP 800-216

NIST SP 800-221

NIST SP 800-40 Rev. 4

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5

NIST SP 800-70 Rev. 4

NISTIR 8246

NISTIR 8286A

NISTIR 8286B-upd1

NISTIR 8409

Definitions:

An SCAP specification for communicating the characteristics of vulnerabilities and measuring their relative severity.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
NIST SP 800-128

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