unpatched

English

Etymology

From un- + patched.

Adjective

unpatched (not comparable)

1. Not fitted with patches.

   ragged, unpatched jeans

2. (computing) For which a patch is not yet available.
   • 2007, Harris et al, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook

     Microsoft is actually pretty good about warning users about active attacks abusing unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.

3. (computing) Not patched; to which a patch has not been applied.
   • 2003, Derek Vadala, Managing RAID on Linux:

     When working with kernel patches, it's a good idea to apply them to a clean, unpatched kernel.