An organization can remediate one issue immediately: an externally exposed remote-management server with a path to domain administration, or a higher-severity flaw on an isolated disposable lab VM. What is the best first action?

Choose the single best answer.

A.Prioritize by asset replacement cost without assessing administrative influence
B.Assess and close the exposed path to domain administration
C.Always patch the numerically highest severity first
D.Treat existing antivirus as sufficient mitigation for the management path without validation

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Assess and close the exposed path to domain administration

The exposed administrative path threatens concentrated enterprise control. Severity alone ignores exposure/impact, unvalidated antivirus coverage does not establish path containment, and replacement cost misses indirect influence over critical services.

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