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The VulnCon 2025 recordings are now live, offering a treasure trove of insights into the latest developments in Vulnerability Management. This event covers critical topics such as CVE, NVD, CPE, CWE, SBOM, VEX, CVSS, EPSS, KEV, and more, making it a must-watch for cybersecurity professionals.
🔗 Watch Here: VulnCon 2025 Playlist
You Should Know:
1. Key Vulnerability Management Tools & Commands
- SBOM Generation (Software Bill of Materials):
syft scan dir:./ --output spdx-json=sbom.json
- Dependency Vulnerability Scanning:
grype sbom:sbom.json
- EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) Lookup:
curl -X GET "https://api.first.org/epss/v2/cve/CVE-2025-XXXX"
2. Automating CVE Checks with NVD API
curl -H "apiKey: YOUR_API_KEY" "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2025-XXXX"
3. Prioritizing KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
- Fetch the latest KEV catalog:
wget https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
- Filter critical CVEs:
jq '.vulnerabilities[] | select(.cisaRequiredAction == true)' known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
4. CVSS 4.0 Scoring in Practice
Calculate CVSS scores using the NVD Calculator API:
curl -X POST "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v4-calculator" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}'
- False Positive Reduction with VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange)
Generate a VEX document:
vexgen --input scan_results.json --output vex_statement.json
What Undercode Say:
VulnCon 2025 is a goldmine for cybersecurity professionals, offering deep dives into automation, prioritization, and emerging threats. The talks provide actionable insights into SBOM adoption, EPSS integration, and KEV mitigation.
For hands-on practitioners, mastering SBOM tools (Syft, Grype), NVD API queries, and VEX automation is critical. The shift towards CVSS 4.0 and automated exploit prediction (EPSS) will redefine how enterprises handle vulnerabilities in 2025.
Prediction:
By 2026, AI-driven vulnerability scoring and real-time SBOM analysis will dominate enterprise security workflows, reducing manual triage by 40%.
Expected Output:
- SBOM generation → `sbom.json`
- CVE lookup → JSON response from NVD
- KEV filtering → Critical vulnerabilities list
- CVSS 4.0 calculation → Risk score output
- VEX automation → Machine-readable exploitability statements
IT/Security Reporter URL:
Reported By: Resilientcyber Vulncon – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
Basic Verification: Pass ✅
