Vulnerability Feeds
Patch Management works closely with Vulnerability Management. Vulnerability findings help prioritize which patches to deploy first.
This guide describes the typical workflow from vulnerability findings to patch baselines and jobs.
From Vulnerabilities to Patches
Typical workflow:
- Vulnerability scans and external feeds identify affected packages, versions, and hosts.
- Vulnerability Management groups these findings by severity, exploitability, or business criticality.
- Patch Management uses this information to scope patch baselines and jobs that address the highest‑risk issues first.
Prioritization Examples
- Critical vulnerabilities with known exploits on internet‑facing systems.
- High‑severity issues on systems handling sensitive data.
- Widespread medium‑severity issues that are cheap to fix with a single release.
By aligning patch jobs with vulnerability data, you can show a clear line from risk identification to risk reduction.