vulnerability

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   susceptibility to injury or attack

   The building's vulnerability lies primarily in its primitive wooden construction.

2. 2
   noun

   the state of being vulnerable or exposed

   Our vulnerability to litigation must be mitigated.

3. 3
   noun

   The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

   The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.

4. 4
   noun

   A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.

   Experts told CNN it could take weeks to address the vulnerabilities and that suspected Chinese hackers are already attempting to exploit it.

5. 5
   noun

   A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.

Etymology

From vulnerable + -ity.