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What Is a Zero-Day Vulnerability? | TecnetOne Glossary

Written by Tecnet One | Oct 6, 2026, 11:30:54 PM

A zero-day is a vulnerability the software vendor doesn't know about yet or hasn't fixed, so there's no patch to close it. The name comes from the zero days of warning your IT team gets: an attacker can exploit it before an official fix exists.

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