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title: Severity Definitions
description: Standard severity level definitions for all OWASP skill assessments
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# Severity Definitions

Standard severity ratings used by all OWASP skill assessments.

| Severity | Definition                                                                              |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CRITICAL | Immediate exploitation leads to full system compromise or data exfiltration.            |
| HIGH     | Exploitation requires minimal prerequisites and results in significant impact.          |
| MEDIUM   | Exploitation requires specific conditions but leads to meaningful security degradation. |
| LOW      | Exploitation is difficult or impact is limited in scope.                                |
