Security teams weigh EPSS alongside CVSS for vulnerability triage
Security specialists are increasingly using both the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) to prioritize which vulnerabilities to fix. While CVSS rates technical severity, EPSS predicts the likelihood a vulnerability will be exploited in the next 30 days. Each system provides distinct insights, prompting teams to look beyond severity scores when allocating remediation resources.
- CVSS measures technical severity, not exploit likelihood
- EPSS predicts short-term exploitation probability
- High CVSS does not always mean high EPSS and vice versa
- Combining both guides more effective vulnerability triage
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