Reliability, security & resilience · Core
Vulnerability
Also called: security weakness
ELI5
A flaw attackers may use.
Used in conversation
“The critical vulnerability has a forty-eight-hour remediation target.”
Definition
A weakness that can be exploited to compromise security.
Here “Vulnerability” means: A weakness that can be exploited to compromise security.
Pitch context
You will see “Vulnerability” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches reliability, security & resilience.
Why it matters: In reliability, security & resilience, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.
Connected terms
- VulnerabilityThe same visible label “Vulnerability” names different concepts.
Sources & evidence · 2
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16