A release gate detects a confirmed exploitable dependency vulnerability in a critical service. A patch is available, but compatibility testing finds a serious outage risk. What is the best DevSecOps response?

Choose the single best answer.

A.Disable the gate for every future release because one patch conflicts
B.Block every release indefinitely without assigning remediation or reviewing risk
C.Treat the signed artifact as sufficient reason to ignore the vulnerability
D.Assign an owner, restrict the exposure, and use a time-bound approved exception while accelerating a tested fix

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Assign an owner, restrict the exposure, and use a time-bound approved exception while accelerating a tested fix

Owned mitigation, a scoped exception, and a tested fix balance exploitation and service risk. Permanent gate removal creates recurring exposure, signatures do not remove code flaws, and an indefinite unowned block lacks a managed remediation process.

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