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Definition(s):

reflects the access required to exploit the vulnerability.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7864

measures an attacker’s ability to successfully exploit a vulnerability based on how remote an attacker can be, from a networking perspective, to an information system.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7946

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