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Glossary: Security Fundamentals

Attack vector (AV)

Also written: AV

A CVSS metric for where the attacker must be: N over the network, A on the same local network (adjacent), L logged in on the machine, or P physically present. It is a CVSS score input and not the same thing as a threat vector.

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Related terms

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System)Vector stringThreat vector