Risk score calculation example for Vulnerability Response

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  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
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    • You can determine the risk score calculators to generate risk scores that use the vulnerability and asset data unique to your organization.

    Example of determining risk rule calculators scores

    The following example demonstrates how scores for risk rule calculators are determined.

    Assume that a risk rule calculator is configured with the fields in this table:
    Field Weightage Weight breakdown
    Vulnerability.Severity 50

    Default: 20

    1 - Critical: 100

    2 - High: 80

    3 - Medium: 60

    4 - Low: 40

    5 - None: 20
    Vulnerability.Exploit Exists 50

    Default: 50

    Yes: 100

    No: 0
    Also, assume that the vulnerable items that are shown in this table are present in the system:
    ID Vulnerability severity Vulnerability exploit exists
    VIT00001 1 - Critical 1 - Yes
    VIT00002 2 - High 1 - Yes
    VIT00003 3 - Medium 2 – No
    VIT00004 4 - Low 2 – No
    VIT00005 5 - None 2 – No
    The risk score calculation for the vulnerable items is calculated based on the formula:

    Risk Score = (W(severity) * FV (severity). + W(exploitexists) * FV(exploit exists)) / 100

    where W is the weight and FV is the weight percentage of the field value.

    The resulting risk score for these vulnerable items is described in this table:

    ID Vulnerability severity (50%) Vulnerability exploit exists (50%) Resultant risk score
    VIT00001 1 – Critical (50% x 100) 1 – Yes (50% x 100) 100
    VIT00002 2 – High (50% x 80) 1 – Yes (50% x 100) 90
    VIT00003 3 – Medium (50% x 60) 2 – No (50% x 0) 30
    VIT00004 4 – Low (50% x 40) 2 – No (50% x 0) 20
    VIT00005 5 - None (50% x 20) 2 – No (50% x 0) 10
    Remarque :
    For VIT00005, because the value of the severity is empty, the default weightage is applied.

    If the weightage percentage is changed for one of the field values, see this table for the results:

    Field Weightage Weight breakdown
    Vulnerability.Severity 50
    • Default: 20
    • 1 - Critical: 100
    • 2 - High: 70

      *revised value

    • 3 - Medium: 60
    • 4 - Low: 40
    Vulnerability.Exploit Exists 50
    • Default: 50
    • Yes: 100
    • No: 0

    The risk score for the vulnerable items after reapplying the calculator is shown in this table:

    ID Vulnerability severity (50%) Vulnerability exploit exists (50%) Resultant risk score
    VIT00001 1 – Critical (50% x 100) 1 – Yes (50% x 100) 100
    VIT00002 2 – High (50% x 70)

    *revised value

    		 1 – Yes (50% x 100) 85

    *revised value
    VIT00003 3 – Medium (50% x 60) 2 – No (50% x 0) 30
    VIT00004 4 – Low (50% x 40) 2 – No (50% x 0) 20
    VIT00005 5 - None (50% x 20) 2 – No (50% x 0) 10