References

Vulnerability and CVE reference databases consulted across the SecureScout test-case archive and glossary.

• NVD nvd.nist.gov

  National Vulnerability Database. The U.S. government's primary CVE record system, with CVSS scoring, CPE coverage, and product mapping.

• MITRE CVE List cve.mitre.org

  The CVE assigning authority record. Each CVE-ID has a canonical entry here with vendor advisories and dispute history.

• FIRST CVSS first.org/cvss

  The Common Vulnerability Scoring System specification (current major version: v4.0). Documents base, temporal, and environmental metrics.

• CISA KEV catalog cisa.gov

  U.S. CISA-maintained catalog of vulnerabilities with confirmed in-the-wild exploitation. The de facto patching priority list.

• cvedetails.com cvedetails.com

  Searchable CVE index with vendor, product, and historical view filters. Useful for trend analysis across product versions.

• AttackerKB attackerkb.com

  Rapid7 community-curated assessments of attacker utility per CVE, distinct from CVSS. Practitioner perspective on exploitability.