---
id: 540
title: "A guide to vulnerability remediation vs mitigation"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/a-guide-to-vulnerability-remediation-vs-mitigation/"
published_at: "2025-10-31 19:32"
tags: ["vulnerability-management", "remediation", "risk-management", "bugcrowd", "mitigation", "easm"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/540"
lang: en
---

# A guide to vulnerability remediation vs mitigation

## Summary

Mitigation reduces risk when an immediate fix is impossible — access controls, segmentation, encryption — while remediation is the eventual full fix; plus metrics and the role of EASM tools.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2025-10-31 19:32
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/a-guide-to-vulnerability-remediation-vs-mitigation/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/540