Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 197

Mr. Omkar performed tool-based vulnerability assessment and found two vulnerabilities. During analysis, he found that these issues are not true vulnerabilities.
What will you call these issues?

Answer options

• A. False positives
• B. True negatives
• C. True positives
• D. False negatives

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as false positives refer to instances where a tool indicates a vulnerability that does not actually exist. True negatives indicate that there are no vulnerabilities present, while true positives indicate valid vulnerabilities that are confirmed. False negatives occur when actual vulnerabilities are missed by the assessment.