Advanced Level – Cross-Cutting
Vulnerability Scanning – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
An automated process of proactively identifying security vulnerabilities of computing systems in a network in order to determine if and where a system can be exploited and/or threatened.
In simple words
Scan hosts, containers, dependencies against known CVE databases and misconfigurations.
Exam tip
Vuln scans run continuously in CI; pen tests run periodically as human-driven exercises.
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