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Vulnerability Prioritization

Focus on the critical risks
from an endless list of vulnerabilities.

Review impact of proven attack paths to identify your riskiest security gaps.

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Too many vulnerabilities to handle?

There aren’t enough hands in the world to close all of your security gaps, which just keep piling on.

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Pinpoint security gaps that really need to be fixed.

Automatically run real-world attacks to uncover security gaps with Pentera’s live testing. Identify and prioritize your most critical vulnerabilities, patchable or not, based on proof of the risk they pose to your business.

Keep your eyes
on the crown jewels.

Focus on what attackers find attractive in your environment. Prioritize security gaps by their business risk.

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Know the impact across
your entire attack surface.

Identify exploitable vulnerabilities on your internal network, web-facing assets, and cloud environment.

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Remediate faster.

Get step-by-step guidance to cut the kill-chain at its root cause. Fix your riskiest gaps with Pentera’s remediation wiki.

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FAQ

What are the four levels of prioritisation?

The four levels are:

  1. Volume-based – Prioritize based on number of vulnerabilities.
  2. CVSS-based – Focus on severity scores.
  3. Context-based – Add asset value and environment context.
  4. Validation-based – Real-world exploitability.

What are vulnerability prioritisation technologies?

These are tools that help rank vulnerabilities to guide remediation efforts. They include traditional scanners, risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM) platforms, and validation engines like Pentera. Unlike others, Pentera validates exposures by safely exploiting them in production, proving impact and eliminating false positives from your patching queue.

What are the key drivers of the vulnerability priority ratings?

Key drivers include CVSS score, asset criticality, threat intelligence, exploit availability, and network context. Pentera goes further by adding the most critical driver: evidence of exploitability. This ensures remediation decisions are grounded in what attackers can actually abuse, not theoretical risk.

What tools are commonly used for risk prioritization?

Common tools include Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, and vulnerability management platforms like Kenna or RiskSense. Pentera complements and enhances these by validating which vulnerabilities are truly exploitable, allowing organizations to shift from patch-all to proof-based, impact-driven remediation.

How do you prioritize incidents in a SOC?

SOC teams prioritize based on severity, asset value, known threat behavior, and potential business impact. Pentera helps optimize this process by emulating real attacks, generating validated telemetry, and exposing blind spots. So, SOCs can focus on responding to what really matters.