ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Practice Question
Your team receives 150 static analysis findings. Before adding backlog tickets, you must assign each item a criticality level so limited resources target the most important flaws first. Which criterion should carry the greatest weight when deciding whether a vulnerability is classified as critical, high, medium, or low?
The potential impact to business operations and data if the vulnerability were exploited
The number of developers currently available to perform remediation work
How long the vulnerable code has existed in the code base
Whether the issue was reported externally or found during an internal scan
Criticality expresses how urgently a vulnerability or asset needs attention. Industry frameworks such as NIST SP 800-30 and the CVSS specification emphasize that severity is driven chiefly by the potential impact to the organization if the weakness is exploited-loss of confidentiality, integrity, availability, financial loss, safety risks, or compliance penalties. Factors like code age, who discovered the issue, or current staffing levels may influence scheduling, but they do not define inherent criticality. Therefore, the correct focus when assigning criticality levels is the business and technical impact of successful exploitation.
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