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VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 –
MOST TESTED PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS| INSTANT PDF
DOWNLOAD Overview: This guide
provides a complete set of Most Tested
practice questions for the Tenable Vulnerab
Q1. What is the primary goal of vulnerability management?
A) To patch all vulnerabilities immediately
B) To continuously identify, assess, prioritise and mitigate
security weaknesses
C) To replace penetration testing
D) To comply with a single regulation
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✅ Answer: B – To continuously identify, assess, prioritise and
mitigate security weaknesses
Rationale: Vulnerability management is an ongoing cycle, not
a one-off activity. It goes beyond patching to include
risk-based prioritisation and continuous improvement.
Q2. Which of the following best describes the vulnerability
management lifecycle?
A) Assess → Detect → Respond → Recover
B) Identify → Assess → Prioritise → Mitigate → Monitor
C) Plan → Design → Implement → Operate
D) Scan → Ignore → Repeat
✅ Answer: B – Identify → Assess → Prioritise → Mitigate →
Monitor
Rationale: This sequence ensures that risks are understood
and acted upon, with monitoring feeding back into the cycle.
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Q3. What is the difference between a vulnerability and a risk?
A) A vulnerability is a weakness; risk is the likelihood and
impact of that weakness being exploited
B) They are the same thing
C) A risk is always a software bug
D) Vulnerabilities are only found in hardware
✅ Answer: A – A vulnerability is a weakness; risk is the
likelihood and impact of that weakness being exploited
Rationale: Risk = Vulnerability × Threat × Impact. A
vulnerability that has no threat or negligible impact may be a
low risk.
Q4. A critical vulnerability is identified in a widely used
library. According to best practice, what should be the first
action?
A) Immediately apply a patch without testing
B) Assess the potential business impact and exploitability
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C) Wait for the next scheduled maintenance window
D) Disable all affected systems
✅ Answer: B – Assess the potential business impact and
exploitability
Rationale: Risk-based prioritisation requires understanding
context. Not all critical-rated vulnerabilities pose the same risk
to every organisation.
Q5. Which of the following is an example of a false positive
in vulnerability scanning?
A) A vulnerability that exists but is not exploitable
B) A report that a patch is missing when it has actually been
applied
C) A vulnerability that has a CVSS score of 10
D) A compliant system
VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 –
MOST TESTED PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS| INSTANT PDF
DOWNLOAD Overview: This guide
provides a complete set of Most Tested
practice questions for the Tenable Vulnerab
Q1. What is the primary goal of vulnerability management?
A) To patch all vulnerabilities immediately
B) To continuously identify, assess, prioritise and mitigate
security weaknesses
C) To replace penetration testing
D) To comply with a single regulation
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✅ Answer: B – To continuously identify, assess, prioritise and
mitigate security weaknesses
Rationale: Vulnerability management is an ongoing cycle, not
a one-off activity. It goes beyond patching to include
risk-based prioritisation and continuous improvement.
Q2. Which of the following best describes the vulnerability
management lifecycle?
A) Assess → Detect → Respond → Recover
B) Identify → Assess → Prioritise → Mitigate → Monitor
C) Plan → Design → Implement → Operate
D) Scan → Ignore → Repeat
✅ Answer: B – Identify → Assess → Prioritise → Mitigate →
Monitor
Rationale: This sequence ensures that risks are understood
and acted upon, with monitoring feeding back into the cycle.
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Q3. What is the difference between a vulnerability and a risk?
A) A vulnerability is a weakness; risk is the likelihood and
impact of that weakness being exploited
B) They are the same thing
C) A risk is always a software bug
D) Vulnerabilities are only found in hardware
✅ Answer: A – A vulnerability is a weakness; risk is the
likelihood and impact of that weakness being exploited
Rationale: Risk = Vulnerability × Threat × Impact. A
vulnerability that has no threat or negligible impact may be a
low risk.
Q4. A critical vulnerability is identified in a widely used
library. According to best practice, what should be the first
action?
A) Immediately apply a patch without testing
B) Assess the potential business impact and exploitability
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C) Wait for the next scheduled maintenance window
D) Disable all affected systems
✅ Answer: B – Assess the potential business impact and
exploitability
Rationale: Risk-based prioritisation requires understanding
context. Not all critical-rated vulnerabilities pose the same risk
to every organisation.
Q5. Which of the following is an example of a false positive
in vulnerability scanning?
A) A vulnerability that exists but is not exploitable
B) A report that a patch is missing when it has actually been
applied
C) A vulnerability that has a CVSS score of 10
D) A compliant system
