A company has a scheduled maintenance window every Sunday from 12:00 AM to 4:00 AM. However, an urgent vulnerability has been discovered on a critical server that requires patching to avoid an exploit. The server hosts essential services that are heavily used during business hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
Patch the vulnerability during the next scheduled maintenance window.
Notify stakeholders and escalate the issue for patching.
Notify stakeholders and proceed with the patching.
Patch the system without notifying stakeholders.