wormable

English

Etymology

worm +‎ -able

Adjective

wormable (comparative more wormable, superlative most wormable)

1. (computing) (of a computer flaw or a bug) Capable of being turned into a network worm.
   • 2020, Ross Anderson, Security Engineering, page 232:

     Operating system vendors react quickly to wormable exploits, typically releasing out-of-sequence patches, because of the scale of the damage they can do.