👉 Vulnerability, in the context of software development and cybersecurity, refers to a characteristic or state where an object is vulnerable to attack by attackers. It can be defined as the possibility that an attacker could exploit vulnerabilities in a system to cause damage to it. Vulnerabilities are often categorized into three types: physical, logical, and informational. Physical vulnerabilities refer to flaws in hardware components of a computer or other electronic equipment that allow attackers to gain access to the system's data. Logical vulnerabilities, on the
