Common Misuse Scoring System

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A set of measures of the severity of software feature misuse vulnerabilities. A software feature is a functional capability provided by software. A software feature misuse vulnerability is a vulnerability in which the feature also provides an avenue to compromise the security of a system.

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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acronym: CMSS
plural: Common Misuse Scoring Systems
possessive: Common Misuse Scoring System's
pluralpossessive: Common Misuse Scoring Systems'

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