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Security vulnerabilities

Firmware updates often have fixes for common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs). You monitor the which managed devices have firmware updates that fix these vulnerabilities.

Devices with vulnerabilities​

You can view a summary of devices that have critical vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE)s from the Managed devices panel by clicking Overview in the context menu from the Device management view. The Managed devices panel summarizes the data about devices that have vulnerabilities, including the following data. Vulnerabilities status is based the vulnerabilities with the highest severity.

  • A circular graph representing the percent of devices with vulnerabilities in each severity: critical, high, medium, low, or none (protected). Hover over each colored bar in the graph to see the total number of vulnerabilities for the specific severity.

  • Total number of devices with vulnerabilities, by severity. Click a number to open the Managed devices page with a list of all devices that have unapplied vulnerabilities of that severity.

You can view the total number of vulnerabilities and the number of vulnerabilities of each severity for the firmware that is currently installed on each device by clicking Overview in the context menu from the Device management view, and then clicking the Managed devices panel title. This Managed devices page lists the total number of vulnerabilities and the number of vulnerabilities of each severity for the firmware installed on each device.

Vulnerabilities over time​

You can monitor vulnerabilities that affect your devices, by severity, over time by clicking Monitor in the context menu from the Device management view. The Vulnerabilities panel summarizes the number and severity of vulnerabilities over the past year. Vulnerabilities status is based the vulnerabilities with the highest severity.

  • A circular graph representing the percent of vulnerabilities by severity: critical, high, medium, low. Hover over each colored bar in the graph to see the total number of vulnerabilities for the specific severity.

  • Total number of vulnerabilities by severity. Click a number to open the Vulnerabilities page with a list of all vulnerabilities for that severity.

  • A bar graph representing the number of vulnerabilities, over time during the last twelve months. Hover over each colored bar in the graph to see the number of vulnerabilities by severity.

  • Total number of vulnerabilities, by severity, that are older than one year.

Vulnerability summary​

You can view a summary of vulnerabilities, by severity, for all devices in the organization. Click Monitor in the context menu from the Device management view, and then click the Vulnerabilities panel title. The Vulnerabilities Overview card summaries the total number of vulnerabilities per severity. The Vulnerabilities table provides detailed information about each vulnerability.

  • A circular graph representing the percent of vulnerabilities by severity: critical, high, medium, low. Hover over each colored bar in the graph to see the total number of vulnerabilities for the specific severity.

  • Total number of vulnerabilities by severity. Click a number to filter the list of vulnerabilities in the table below.

  • Table that lists details about each vulnerability, including a description, when the vulnerability was published, the severity, and the number of devices that are affected by the vulnerability.

    Click on the number of devices associated with a specific vulnerability to display the Managed Devices page with a filtered list of devices that have firmware with that vulnerability.

Vulnerability details​

Can you view detailed information about a vulnerability by clicking Monitor in the context menu from the Device management view, and then clicking the Vulnerabilities panel title. From the table on the Vulnerabilities page, click the name of a specific vulnerability to find detailed information about that vulnerability in the National Vulnerabilities Database webpage.