patch-prioritization

Patch prioritization assigns remediation SLAs using SSVC 2.1 decision outcomes while cross-referencing CISA KEV to accelerate remediation for actively exploited vulnerabilities. This approach aligns urgency with real exploitation risk rather than static severity ratings.

EPSS v3 trend analysis detects surging and rising exploitation likelihood over 7, 30, and 90-day windows to dynamically adjust patch urgency. It helps prevent missed deadlines by escalating remediation priorities for vulnerabilities with increasing exploitation probability.

Risk acceptance and SLA extensions are managed by evaluating whether compensating controls justify deadline adjustments for known vulnerabilities. This process generates exception artifacts with defined review and expiration controls to maintain unmanaged residual risk visibility.

Vulnerability remediation can be grouped and aligned with maintenance windows and change management constraints. This ensures patch window scheduling supports structured deployment while producing an audit-ready patch plan with dashboard metrics.

Generating an audit-ready patch plan requires collecting vulnerability inventory, asset criticality, exposure context, patch availability, and SLA deadlines. These inputs enable SSVC-driven SLA tiering and prevent prompt-injection-based SLA manipulation.