Editing Vulnerability Analysis (section)

== Patch & Mitigation Analysis ==

After validation, vulnerability analysis transitions to remediation guidance and residual-risk measurement.

=== Common Techniques ===

* Comparing vulnerable and patched binaries to verify fix completeness
* Evaluating vendor advisories for configuration workarounds
* Prioritizing patches by CVSS, exploit availability, and business impact
* Mapping mitigations to defense-in-depth layers (WAF rules, segmentation, hardening)
* Testing patches in staging environments for functional stability
=== Tools ===

* [[Diffoscope]] (recursive binary and archive comparison)
* [[Syft]] + [[Grype]] (software-bill-of-materials creation and matching against vulns)
* [[Chef InSpec]] / [[Ansible Lint]] (policy-as-code verification of hardening tasks)
* [[Sysinternals Suite]] (Windows remediation validation)
* [[Kube-Bench]] (CIS benchmark compliance for Kubernetes clusters)
Vulnerability analysis creates a clear view of exploitable weaknesses, guides patch priorities, and feeds continuous improvement cycles across development, operations, and security teams.