CCE provides nomenclature and dictionary of what?

• A. System security issues
• B. Product names
• C. Software vulnerabilities
• D. Attack patterns

Answer: (A)

CCE provides a standardized vocabulary for security configurations and misconfigurations across systems. It creates a dictionary of system security issues so that different tools and reports can reference the same issue with a common name and identifier. This consistency helps with sharing findings, mapping problems to remediation steps, and aligning with related catalogs. For example, issues like default accounts, open unnecessary ports, or insecure file permissions can be described using the same CCE identifiers across platforms and scanners. That’s why the correct choice is that CCE catalogs system security issues. By comparison, product names are handled by CPE, vulnerabilities by CVE, and attack patterns by CAPEC.