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Vulnerability & Patch Management
Close the Patching Gap Before Attackers Do

ESET Products
Vulnerability & Patch Management – Included In
ESET PROTECT Complete
Complete, multilayered protection for endpoints, cloud applications & email, the #1 threat vector.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
ESET PROTECT Elite
All-in-one prevention, detection & response combining enterprise-grade XDR with complete multilayered protection.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
ESET PROTECT MDR
Superior protection with continuous threat hunting and monitoring via 24/7 managed detection & response.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
ESET PROTECT MDR Ultimate
Continuous protection for your evolving IT environment, with premium cyber risk management and 24/7 ESET expertise on call.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
Not Included
ESET PROTECT Advanced
Best-in-class endpoint protection against ransomware & zero-day threats, backed by powerful data security.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Not Included

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Why It Matters

Why do customers appreciate our vulnerability and patch management solution?

Automated, prioritized, and orchestrated patching that closes the gap before attackers exploit it.

Automation

Improve your threat prevention capabilities by scanning your endpoints' operating system and third-party applications. Get instant reporting to the console and rapid automatic patching.

Flexibility

Prioritize vulnerabilities based on their severity, filter them, and patch critical security issues first. Customizable patching policies give you flexibility and let you control deployment of security patches to endpoints.

Orchestration

Timely patching is empowered by ESET PROTECT Platform's protection against ransomware and zero-day threats. Enjoy complete visibility into the security posture of your organization's endpoints and servers, including asset inventory via the ESET PROTECT console.

Common Scenarios

Common use cases

See how ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management addresses the challenges IT teams face every day.

Worried about

Managing software updates?

Patching of security holes in operating systems and applications remains critical, but remains one of the most time-consuming tasks in IT.

Worried about

Timely patching?

IT teams can get overloaded, meaning they are unable to update inventories and consequently fall behind in patching.

Worried about

Incomplete oversight?

The complexity of IT systems is growing, making coordination among cross-functional teams and full security visibility harder.

Technology Deep Dive

ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management

Automated scanning and patching that helps close the compliance and security gap left by out-of-date software.

Provides an additional layer of security for organizations that need to comply with relevant regulations such as FedRAMP and NIS2. Our solution helps to stop threats from out-of-date operating systems and applications, thanks to:

  • Automated scanning
  • Severity-based prioritization
  • Filtering options
  • Exceptions for vulnerabilities
  • List of affected devices
  • Automatic and manual patching
  • Customizable patching policies
  • List of available patches
  • Central management
Feature Breakdown

Explore ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management features

A closer look at how ESET scans, prioritizes, and patches across your organization.

Automated scanning

Automated scanning with instant reporting and centralized management from the ESET PROTECT console. Scans thousands of applications and detects over 35,000 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).

Severity-based prioritization

Prioritize vulnerabilities based on their severity. Our wide range of filtering options enables you to quickly identify and focus on critical security issues.

Reports & databases

Identify the most vulnerable software and devices, get numbers of affected devices, see patch inventory including patch names, KB numbers, CVEs, patch severity and affected applications.

Automated and manual patching

Choose from automatic or manual patching. ESET's patch inventory ensures that your endpoints are updated with the latest security patches in a timely manner.

Complete visibility

Benefit from the unified view provided by the ESET PROTECT console across Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems. Get complete and up-to-date visibility of your organization's endpoints, subscriptions, and vulnerability and patching status.

Platform orchestration

Decrease the complexity of your IT management tasks, maintain up-to-date inventory, and benefit from prevention, detection and response capabilities in order to minimize your exposure to threats.

Compatibility

System requirements

Which ESET modules support Vulnerability & Patch Management scanning and patching.

Enable Vulnerability & Patch Management on these ESET modules

  • ESET Endpoint Security for Windows and macOS
  • ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows and Linux
  • ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server
  • ESET Mail Security for Exchange
  • ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server

The scope of vulnerability scanning and patching can vary depending on the operating system. Compatible with the cloud-based ESET PROTECT console.

Documentation

Documentation

Download the full Vulnerability & Patch Management overview or read it inline below.

Download Vulnerability & Patch Management Overview (PDF)

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ESET Products
Vulnerability & Patch Management – Included In
ESET PROTECT Complete
Complete, multilayered protection for endpoints, cloud applications & email, the #1 threat vector.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
ESET PROTECT Elite
All-in-one prevention, detection & response combining enterprise-grade XDR with complete multilayered protection.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
ESET PROTECT MDR
Superior protection with continuous threat hunting and monitoring via 24/7 managed detection & response.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
ESET PROTECT MDR Ultimate
Continuous protection for your evolving IT environment, with premium cyber risk management and 24/7 ESET expertise on call.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Included
Not Included
ESET PROTECT Advanced
Best-in-class endpoint protection against ransomware & zero-day threats, backed by powerful data security.
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Status: Not Included
ESET Protect Platform

Additional Modules

Explore the other modules available within the ESET PROTECT Platform.