How to Assess Severity Scores with ChatGPT

Vulnerability severity assessment with ChatGPT and ToolRouter. Prioritize security fixes.

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Vulnerability Database icon
Vulnerability Database

ChatGPT makes CVSS scores meaningful for non-security audiences. It translates severity metrics into business impact language, creates executive-ready priority summaries, and can estimate remediation effort alongside risk -- so you can plan sprint work that balances security urgency with engineering capacity.

Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT

1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
Name
ToolRouter
Description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.
MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp
3Check the box and click Create

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Vulnerability Database tool:

  1. Ask: "Assess the severity of these vulnerabilities" and provide the CVE IDs
  2. ChatGPT retrieves scores and provides a priority ranking
  3. Request: "Create a remediation plan ordered by risk"

Example Prompt

Try this with ChatGPT using the Vulnerability Database tool
I have these CVEs from a scan: CVE-2024-1234, CVE-2024-5678, CVE-2024-9012. Rank them by severity and tell me which to fix first.

Tips

  • ChatGPT can create executive-friendly severity summaries for stakeholder communications
  • Ask for a comparison of base CVSS scores vs contextual risk for your environment
  • Request estimated remediation effort alongside severity to plan sprint work