When a cybersecurity analyst is sifting through the latest vulnerability scan results, which piece of information should they look for to locate a unique and universally accepted identifier assigned to a reported security vulnerability?
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Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures identifier for the vulnerability
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The latest patch version installed on the vulnerable software
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The unique identifier from the vendor's security advisory related to the vulnerability
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System score indicating the severity of the vulnerability
The CVE identifier is the universally accepted standard for identifying vulnerabilities. The CVE system provides a reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities. Each identifier is unique to a specific vulnerability and provides necessary details including a brief description and related security advisories. While the severity of the issue is scored using the CVSS system, these scores do not provide the unique identification like CVE identifiers do. Similarly, knowing the patch level or vendor-specific advisory numbers can inform on remediation steps but aren't standard references for vulnerabilities.
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