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Common Misuse Scoring System

Common Misuse Scoring System: (CMSS) A set of measures of the severity of software feature misuse vulnerabilities.

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(CMSS) A set of measures of the severity of software feature misuse vulnerabilities. A software feature is a functional capability provided by software. A software feature misuse vulnerability is a vulnerability in which the feature also provides an avenue to compromise the security of a system. (NISTIR 7864) (NISTIR)

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