Vulnerability

Full definition of vulnerability

Noun

1. (uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; 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.
2. (countable) a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
3. (computing) a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security

Related terms

• vulnerable

Antonyms

• invulnerability