Vulnerability scanning
nounid
4636·updated May 9, 2026verified
An automated process to proactively identify security weaknesses in a network or individual system
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.01.05.d ¶ 103.11.02.c ¶ 103.11.02.c ¶ 1
Classifications
Entity Type
Vulnerability95%rule-basedr:entity.vulnerability.cve.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Vulnerability scannings
- possessive
- Vulnerability scanning's
- pluralpossessive
- Vulnerability scannings'
Framework definitions
- §1
- An automated process to proactively identify security weaknesses in a network or individual system
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- An automated process to proactively identify security weaknesses in a network or individual systemDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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