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Vulnerability Management

Overview

Earna AI’s Vulnerability Management Program provides systematic identification, assessment, prioritization, and remediation of security vulnerabilities across our infrastructure, applications, and systems. Our program aligns with industry best practices and SOC2 Type II compliance requirements.

Vulnerability Management Framework

Core Components

interface VulnerabilityAssessment { vulnerabilityId: string discoveryDate: Date lastAssessed: Date source: VulnerabilitySource affectedAssets: AssetInfo[] severity: VulnerabilitySeverity cvssScore: CVSSScore exploitability: ExploitabilityMetrics businessImpact: BusinessImpactAssessment remediationPlan: RemediationPlan status: VulnerabilityStatus assignedTo: string[] dueDate: Date } enum VulnerabilitySource { AUTOMATED_SCAN = 'automated_scan', PENETRATION_TEST = 'penetration_test', SECURITY_RESEARCH = 'security_research', THREAT_INTELLIGENCE = 'threat_intelligence', BUG_BOUNTY = 'bug_bounty', INTERNAL_DISCOVERY = 'internal_discovery', VENDOR_NOTIFICATION = 'vendor_notification' } enum VulnerabilitySeverity { CRITICAL = 'critical', HIGH = 'high', MEDIUM = 'medium', LOW = 'low', INFORMATIONAL = 'informational' } enum VulnerabilityStatus { OPEN = 'open', IN_PROGRESS = 'in_progress', MITIGATED = 'mitigated', REMEDIATED = 'remediated', ACCEPTED_RISK = 'accepted_risk', FALSE_POSITIVE = 'false_positive', DUPLICATE = 'duplicate' }

Vulnerability Discovery Pipeline

Vulnerability Scanning and Assessment

Automated Scanning Infrastructure

class VulnerabilityScanner { private scanEngines: ScanEngine[] private assetInventory: AssetInventory private threatIntelligence: ThreatIntelligenceService async performComprehensiveScan(): Promise<ScanResult> { const scanResults: ScanResult = { scanId: this.generateScanId(), startTime: new Date(), assetsCovered: 0, vulnerabilitiesFound: 0, findings: [] } // Get current asset inventory const assets = await this.assetInventory.getAllAssets() scanResults.assetsCovered = assets.length // Parallel scanning across different asset types const scanPromises = [ this.scanNetworkAssets(assets.filter(a => a.type === 'network')), this.scanWebApplications(assets.filter(a => a.type === 'web_app')), this.scanContainerImages(assets.filter(a => a.type === 'container')), this.scanCloudResources(assets.filter(a => a.type === 'cloud')), this.scanEndpoints(assets.filter(a => a.type === 'endpoint')) ] const results = await Promise.all(scanPromises) // Consolidate and deduplicate findings scanResults.findings = this.consolidateFindings(results.flat()) scanResults.vulnerabilitiesFound = scanResults.findings.length scanResults.endTime = new Date() // Enrich with threat intelligence await this.enrichWithThreatIntel(scanResults.findings) return scanResults } async scanWebApplications(webApps: Asset[]): Promise<Finding[]> { const findings: Finding[] = [] for (const app of webApps) { // OWASP Top 10 testing const owaspFindings = await this.performOWASPScan(app) // API security testing const apiFindings = await this.performAPIScan(app) // Authentication & authorization testing const authFindings = await this.performAuthScan(app) findings.push(...owaspFindings, ...apiFindings, ...authFindings) } return findings } }

CVSS Scoring and Risk Assessment

interface CVSSScore { version: '3.1' | '4.0' baseScore: number temporalScore?: number environmentalScore?: number vectorString: string exploitCodeMaturity?: ExploitCodeMaturity remediationLevel?: RemediationLevel reportConfidence?: ReportConfidence } interface RiskCalculation { vulnerabilityId: string cvssScore: number exploitabilityScore: number businessCriticalityScore: number assetValueScore: number threatLandscapeScore: number compensatingControlsScore: number finalRiskScore: number riskLevel: 'critical' | 'high' | 'medium' | 'low' } class RiskAssessmentEngine { calculateComprehensiveRisk(vuln: VulnerabilityAssessment): RiskCalculation { // Base CVSS score (40% weight) const cvssWeight = 0.4 const normalizedCVSS = vuln.cvssScore.baseScore / 10 // Exploitability factor (25% weight) const exploitWeight = 0.25 const exploitScore = this.calculateExploitabilityScore(vuln.exploitability) // Business criticality (20% weight) const businessWeight = 0.2 const businessScore = this.calculateBusinessCriticality(vuln.affectedAssets) // Asset value (10% weight) const assetWeight = 0.1 const assetScore = this.calculateAssetValue(vuln.affectedAssets) // Threat landscape (5% weight) const threatWeight = 0.05 const threatScore = this.calculateThreatLandscape(vuln) // Calculate final risk score const rawScore = ( (normalizedCVSS * cvssWeight) + (exploitScore * exploitWeight) + (businessScore * businessWeight) + (assetScore * assetWeight) + (threatScore * threatWeight) ) * 10 // Apply compensating controls reduction const compensatingReduction = this.assessCompensatingControls(vuln) const finalScore = Math.max(0, rawScore - compensatingReduction) return { vulnerabilityId: vuln.vulnerabilityId, cvssScore: vuln.cvssScore.baseScore, exploitabilityScore: exploitScore, businessCriticalityScore: businessScore, assetValueScore: assetScore, threatLandscapeScore: threatScore, compensatingControlsScore: compensatingReduction, finalRiskScore: finalScore, riskLevel: this.determineRiskLevel(finalScore) } } }

Remediation and Patch Management

Patch Management Process

patch_management: categorization: critical_patches: timeline: "immediate (0-72 hours)" approval_required: false emergency_change: true rollback_plan: required high_priority_patches: timeline: "1-2 weeks" approval_required: true testing_required: "limited" rollback_plan: required standard_patches: timeline: "monthly cycle" approval_required: true testing_required: "comprehensive" rollback_plan: required low_priority_patches: timeline: "quarterly cycle" approval_required: true testing_required: "comprehensive" rollback_plan: optional testing_stages: development: environment: "isolated dev environment" duration: "2-5 days" validation: "functional testing" staging: environment: "production-like staging" duration: "3-7 days" validation: "integration testing" production: deployment: "phased rollout" monitoring: "enhanced monitoring" rollback_criteria: "performance degradation > 5%"

Remediation Workflow

class RemediationManager { async createRemediationPlan(vuln: VulnerabilityAssessment): Promise<RemediationPlan> { const riskAssessment = await this.riskEngine.calculateRisk(vuln) const remediationOptions = await this.identifyRemediationOptions(vuln) const selectedOption = this.selectOptimalRemediation(remediationOptions, riskAssessment) return { vulnerabilityId: vuln.vulnerabilityId, remediationType: selectedOption.type, timeline: this.calculateTimeline(riskAssessment.riskLevel), resources: selectedOption.resources, dependencies: await this.identifyDependencies(selectedOption), testingPlan: await this.createTestingPlan(selectedOption), rollbackPlan: await this.createRollbackPlan(selectedOption), approvals: this.determineApprovalRequirements(riskAssessment), milestones: this.createMilestones(selectedOption), successCriteria: selectedOption.successCriteria } } async executeRemediation(plan: RemediationPlan): Promise<RemediationResult> { const execution: RemediationExecution = { planId: plan.id, startTime: new Date(), status: 'in_progress', completedMilestones: [], issues: [] } try { // Execute pre-remediation checks await this.executePreChecks(plan) // Deploy remediation if (plan.remediationType === 'patch') { await this.deployPatch(plan) } else if (plan.remediationType === 'configuration_change') { await this.applyConfigurationChange(plan) } else if (plan.remediationType === 'mitigation') { await this.implementMitigation(plan) } // Execute post-remediation verification const verificationResult = await this.verifyRemediation(plan) execution.status = verificationResult.success ? 'completed' : 'failed' execution.endTime = new Date() return { execution, verificationResult, success: verificationResult.success } } catch (error) { // Execute rollback if necessary await this.executeRollback(plan) throw error } } }

Third-Party and Supply Chain Security

Dependency Vulnerability Management

interface DependencyVulnerability { packageName: string version: string vulnerabilityId: string severity: VulnerabilitySeverity affectedVersions: string[] fixedVersion?: string workaround?: string exploitAvailable: boolean dependencyChain: string[] usageContext: UsageContext[] } class DependencyScanner { async scanProjectDependencies(projectPath: string): Promise<DependencyVulnerability[]> { const vulnerabilities: DependencyVulnerability[] = [] // Scan direct dependencies const directDeps = await this.getDirectDependencies(projectPath) for (const dep of directDeps) { const vulns = await this.checkVulnerabilities(dep) vulnerabilities.push(...vulns) } // Scan transitive dependencies const transitiveDeps = await this.getTransitiveDependencies(projectPath) for (const dep of transitiveDeps) { const vulns = await this.checkVulnerabilities(dep) vulnerabilities.push(...vulns.map(v => ({ ...v, dependencyChain: dep.chain }))) } // Check for known malicious packages const maliciousFindings = await this.scanForMaliciousPackages( [...directDeps, ...transitiveDeps] ) return [...vulnerabilities, ...maliciousFindings] } async generateDependencyReport(): Promise<DependencySecurityReport> { const projects = await this.getAllProjects() const allVulnerabilities: DependencyVulnerability[] = [] for (const project of projects) { const projectVulns = await this.scanProjectDependencies(project.path) allVulnerabilities.push(...projectVulns) } return { reportDate: new Date(), totalProjects: projects.length, totalDependencies: await this.countUniqueDependencies(projects), vulnerabilities: { critical: allVulnerabilities.filter(v => v.severity === VulnerabilitySeverity.CRITICAL), high: allVulnerabilities.filter(v => v.severity === VulnerabilitySeverity.HIGH), medium: allVulnerabilities.filter(v => v.severity === VulnerabilitySeverity.MEDIUM), low: allVulnerabilities.filter(v => v.severity === VulnerabilitySeverity.LOW) }, remediationSummary: await this.generateRemediationSummary(allVulnerabilities), trends: await this.calculateSecurityTrends() } } }

Container Security Scanning

container_security_scanning: scan_triggers: - build_time_scan - registry_push_scan - runtime_scan - scheduled_scan scanning_layers: base_image: - os_vulnerabilities - package_vulnerabilities - configuration_issues application_layer: - dependency_vulnerabilities - code_vulnerabilities - secrets_detection configuration: - dockerfile_best_practices - security_benchmarks - privilege_escalation compliance_checks: - cis_docker_benchmark - nist_cybersecurity_framework - pci_dss_container_requirements - sox_compliance_checks remediation_actions: automatic: - base_image_updates - dependency_updates - configuration_fixes manual_review: - architectural_changes - custom_code_fixes - complex_configuration_updates

Compliance and Reporting

Vulnerability Metrics and KPIs

interface VulnerabilityMetrics { timePeriod: DateRange discoveryMetrics: { totalVulnerabilities: number bySource: Record<VulnerabilitySource, number> bySeverity: Record<VulnerabilitySeverity, number> trendsOverTime: TrendData[] } remediationMetrics: { meanTimeToRemediate: number medianTimeToRemediate: number remediationByTimeline: { withinSLA: number breachedSLA: number } remediationBySeverity: Record<VulnerabilitySeverity, RemediationStats> } riskMetrics: { totalRiskExposure: number riskReduction: number residualRisk: number acceptedRisk: number } complianceMetrics: { soc2Compliance: ComplianceScore regulatoryCompliance: ComplianceScore industryBenchmarks: BenchmarkComparison } } class VulnerabilityReporting { async generateExecutiveReport(period: DateRange): Promise<ExecutiveVulnerabilityReport> { const metrics = await this.calculateMetrics(period) return { executiveSummary: { overallRiskPosture: this.assessOverallRisk(metrics), keyRiskIndicators: this.identifyKeyRisks(metrics), remediationProgress: this.summarizeProgress(metrics), complianceStatus: this.assessCompliance(metrics), budgetImpact: await this.calculateBudgetImpact(metrics) }, riskAnalysis: { criticalVulnerabilities: await this.getCriticalVulns(period), emergingThreats: await this.getEmergingThreats(period), industryComparison: await this.benchmarkAgainstIndustry(), riskTrends: this.analyzeRiskTrends(metrics) }, operationalMetrics: { scanCoverage: this.calculateScanCoverage(), remediationEfficiency: this.calculateEfficiency(metrics), teamPerformance: await this.assessTeamPerformance(period), toolEffectiveness: await this.assessToolEffectiveness() }, recommendations: { immediate: await this.getImmediateActions(), shortTerm: await this.getShortTermActions(), strategic: await this.getStrategicRecommendations() } } } }

SOC2 Compliance Integration

Integration and Automation

Security Tool Integration

interface SecurityToolIntegration { toolType: 'SAST' | 'DAST' | 'SCA' | 'IAST' | 'Container' | 'Infrastructure' toolName: string apiEndpoint: string authenticationMethod: 'api_key' | 'oauth' | 'certificate' scanSchedule: CronExpression resultFormat: 'sarif' | 'json' | 'xml' | 'csv' automaticImport: boolean falsePositiveFiltering: boolean } class VulnerabilityOrchestrator { private integrations: SecurityToolIntegration[] private workflowEngine: WorkflowEngine async orchestrateSecurityScanning(): Promise<OrchestrationResult> { const scanResults: ToolResult[] = [] // Parallel execution of all configured scanners const scanPromises = this.integrations.map(integration => this.executeScan(integration) ) const results = await Promise.all(scanPromises) scanResults.push(...results.flat()) // Normalize and deduplicate findings const normalizedFindings = await this.normalizeFindings(scanResults) const deduplicatedFindings = this.deduplicateFindings(normalizedFindings) // Enrich with business context const enrichedFindings = await this.enrichFindings(deduplicatedFindings) // Trigger automated workflows await this.triggerAutomatedWorkflows(enrichedFindings) return { totalScans: this.integrations.length, totalFindings: enrichedFindings.length, newFindings: enrichedFindings.filter(f => f.isNew), automatedRemediations: await this.getAutomatedRemediations(), workflowsTriggered: await this.getTriggeredWorkflows() } } }

Automated Remediation Workflows

automated_workflows: low_risk_patches: trigger: "vulnerability_severity = low AND exploitability = low" actions: - auto_create_patch_ticket - schedule_maintenance_window - execute_patch_deployment - verify_remediation - close_ticket dependency_updates: trigger: "vulnerability_type = dependency AND fix_available = true" actions: - create_pull_request - run_automated_tests - request_code_review - merge_on_approval - deploy_to_staging - verify_no_regressions configuration_fixes: trigger: "vulnerability_type = misconfiguration AND automated_fix_available = true" actions: - backup_current_config - apply_configuration_fix - validate_configuration - rollback_on_failure - document_change emergency_response: trigger: "vulnerability_severity = critical AND exploitability = high" actions: - notify_security_team - create_incident_ticket - implement_temporary_mitigation - schedule_emergency_patch - coordinate_response_team

Contact Information

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Next Steps

  1. Implement comprehensive vulnerability scanning across all asset types
  2. Deploy automated patch management and remediation capabilities
  3. Establish risk-based prioritization and SLA frameworks
  4. Integrate with existing security tools and SIEM platforms
  5. Develop advanced metrics and executive reporting capabilities
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