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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Paolo Debenedetti, Albissola Marina, IT;
Gaetano Patria, San Prisco, IT;
Luca Baldini, Rome, IT;
Giuseppe Celozzi, Naples, IT;
Davide Massino, Genoa, IT;
Daniele Gaito, Naples, IT;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for determining a vulnerability of a network node. The method includes a master security management node obtaining security patch information regarding one or more security patches installed on the network node. The method also includes the master security management node using the security patch information to determine a first vulnerability value for the network node. The method also includes the master security management node obtaining a set of other vulnerability values for the network node, wherein each other vulnerability value was determined by different security management node. The method also includes the master security management node determining, based on the set of other vulnerability values, whether a consensus regarding the vulnerability level of the network node has been reached. If the master security management node determines that a consensus regarding the vulnerability level of the network node has been reached, the first vulnerability value is assigning to the network node.