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zero-day

noun

Meaning

  1. Vulnerability that has been discovered recently, and is yet unpatched or unmitigated; zero-day vulnerability
  2. (of vulnerability) newly discovered, and therefore still not fixed and possibly exploited by hackers or other criminals
  3. (of exploit, its threat, or attack) benefiting from newly found and yet unpatched or unmitigated flaw in software or hardware; using zero-day vulnerability

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