Vulnerability Assessment Combining CVSS Temporal Metrics and Bayesian Networks

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Autores principales: Perone, Stefano, Guarino, Simone, Faramondi, Luca, Setola, Roberto
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Publicado: 2025
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author Perone, Stefano
Guarino, Simone
Faramondi, Luca
Setola, Roberto
author_facet Perone, Stefano
Guarino, Simone
Faramondi, Luca
Setola, Roberto
contents Vulnerability assessment is a critical challenge in cybersecurity, particularly in industrial environments. This work presents an innovative approach by incorporating the temporal dimension into vulnerability assessment, an aspect neglected in existing literature. Specifically, this paper focuses on refining vulnerability assessment and prioritization by integrating Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Temporal Metrics with Bayesian Networks to account for exploit availability, remediation efforts, and confidence in reported vulnerabilities. Through probabilistic modeling, Bayesian networks enable a structured and adaptive evaluation of vulnerabilities, allowing for more accurate prioritization and decision-making. The proposed approach dynamically computes the Temporal Score and updates the CVSS Base Score by processing data on exploits and fixes from vulnerability databases.
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spellingShingle Vulnerability Assessment Combining CVSS Temporal Metrics and Bayesian Networks
Perone, Stefano
Guarino, Simone
Faramondi, Luca
Setola, Roberto
Cryptography and Security
Vulnerability assessment is a critical challenge in cybersecurity, particularly in industrial environments. This work presents an innovative approach by incorporating the temporal dimension into vulnerability assessment, an aspect neglected in existing literature. Specifically, this paper focuses on refining vulnerability assessment and prioritization by integrating Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Temporal Metrics with Bayesian Networks to account for exploit availability, remediation efforts, and confidence in reported vulnerabilities. Through probabilistic modeling, Bayesian networks enable a structured and adaptive evaluation of vulnerabilities, allowing for more accurate prioritization and decision-making. The proposed approach dynamically computes the Temporal Score and updates the CVSS Base Score by processing data on exploits and fixes from vulnerability databases.
title Vulnerability Assessment Combining CVSS Temporal Metrics and Bayesian Networks
topic Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18715