System vulnerabilities · Question 2 of 12
A vendor released a patch for a critical flaw three months ago, but a server has not yet been updated. What is this state called?
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Answer
- D Unpatched system
Explanation
An unpatched system has a known flaw for which a fix already exists. With a zero-day, by contrast, no patch exists yet. Many successful attacks exploit flaws that could have been fixed months ago.