A cybersecurity analyst is assessing various security vulnerabilities that have been identified in an organization's software. The analyst needs to prioritize the remediation of these vulnerabilities based on the potential impact to the organization's systems. Which of the following would provide the BEST metric for the analyst to determine the severity of the vulnerabilities?
Vulnerability database search by CVE identifier
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
Annual loss expectancy (ALE) calculations based on risk analysis