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    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "text": "Disclosure is not limited",
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en-US",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
        "title": "Legal Notice"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize VPNs may have vulnerabilities, should be updated to the most recent version available, and are only as secure as the connected devices.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks: Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages. Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams. Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "coordinator",
      "contact_details": "central@cisa.dhs.gov",
      "name": "CISA",
      "namespace": "https://www.cisa.gov/"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-16-014-01 JSON",
        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2016/icsa-16-014-01.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-16-014-01 - Web Version",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-16-014-01"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Advantech WebAccess Vulnerabilities",
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      "revision_history": [
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        {
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                "category": "product_version_range",
                "name": "\u003c=8.0",
                "product": {
                  "name": "Advantech WebAccess: \u003c=8.0",
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                }
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0851",
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        "id": "CWE-788",
        "name": "Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer"
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      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
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        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
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          "cvss_v3": {
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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0854",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-434",
        "name": "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type"
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        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the uploadImageCommon function in the UploadAjaxAction script in the WebAccess Dashboard Viewer in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to write to files of arbitrary types via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
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          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 9.8,
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          "products": [
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          ]
        }
      ]
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0855",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-22",
        "name": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
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          "cvss_v3": {
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          "products": [
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          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0856",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-121",
        "name": "Stack-based Buffer Overflow"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
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        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
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          "cvss_v3": {
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            "version": "3.0"
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        }
      ]
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0857",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-122",
        "name": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow"
      },
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        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0858",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-362",
        "name": "Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (\u0027Race Condition\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Race condition in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted request.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0859",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-680",
        "name": "Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Integer overflow in the Kernel service in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted RPC request.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0860",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-119",
        "name": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Buffer overflow in the BwpAlarm subsystem in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted RPC request.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 7.5,
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0852",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-284",
        "name": "Improper Access Control"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended administrative requirement and obtain file or folder access via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
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          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-0853",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-20",
        "name": "Improper Input Validation"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via crafted input.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2015-3948",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-79",
        "name": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 6.1,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2015-3947",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-89",
        "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (\u0027SQL Injection\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "SQL injection vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 6.4,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2015-3946",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-352",
        "name": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 5.4,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2015-6467",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-73",
        "name": "External Control of File Name or Path"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a browser plugin.",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
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        {
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          "details": "Update to the latest version. (http://www.advantech.com/industrial-automation/webaccess)",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
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        }
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:R",
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          },
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2015-3943",
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        {
          "category": "summary",
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          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
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}