Glossary: Security Fundamentals
Severity rating
Also written: severity, Low, Medium, High, Critical
The word a CVSS score maps to: 0.1–3.9 Low, 4.0–6.9 Medium, 7.0–8.9 High and 9.0–10.0 Critical (0.0 is None). Severity says how bad a bug could be, which is not the same as priority.
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Related terms
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System)Base scorePrioritization