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    "Can a base score determine an agent's patch priority?",
    "What context should accompany vulnerability severity?",
    "Does CVSS establish whether a vulnerable feature is reachable?",
    "Why might two deployments need different risk reviews?",
    "What belongs beside a severity score in a receipt?",
    "Can an agent rely on an old threat assessment?",
    "Does a numerical severity replace an asset inventory?",
    "Which assumptions need checking before using CVSS?",
    "What does a score leave unknown about operations?"
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