How to Assess Severity Scores with ChatGPT
Vulnerability severity assessment with ChatGPT and ToolRouter. Prioritize security fixes.
ToolVulnerability DatabaseChatGPT 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
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Description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Vulnerability Database tool:
- Ask: "Assess the severity of these vulnerabilities" and provide the CVE IDs
- ChatGPT retrieves scores and provides a priority ranking
- 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