Techniques for active inspection of vulnerability exploitation using exposure
US12244627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performing active inspection of vulnerability exploitation in a cloud computing environment. The method includes receiving at least one network path to access a first resource, wherein the first resource is a cloud object is deployed in the cloud computing environment and having a known vulnerability, wherein the first resource is potentially accessible from a network which is external to the cloud computing environment; actively inspecting the at least one network path to determine if the first resource is accessible through the at least one network path from a network external to the cloud computing environment; and triggering the known vulnerability to determine if the first resource can be exploited with the known vulnerability, in response to determining that the first resource is accessible through the external network.
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