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CVE

What is CVE?

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a catalog of publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by unique CVE ID numbers.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as cve. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on cve

Requirements naming cve across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Include the root cause or CWE in published CVEs so that design flaws can be analysed across the industry, even though complete records take extra time; CISA's Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization is referenced for vulnerability management.

secure-by-design-a-guide-for-manufacturers-cisa::DT-10 · CVE completeness →
MITRE D3FEND1 control

Integrate D3FEND with broader cybersecurity ecosystem and frameworks. ATT&CK-D3FEND bidirectional mappings - each D3FEND defensive technique is mapped to ATT&CK offensive techniques it counters + each ATT&CK offensive technique maps to D3FEND defensive techniq...

MITRE-D3FEND-Integration-Mapping-ATTACK-CWE-CVE-CAPEC-NIST-CSF-CIS-ISO-27001-STIX-OpenC2 · MITRE D3FEND Integration + Mapping + ATT&CK + CWE + CVE + CAPEC + NIST CSF + CIS + ISO 27001 + STIX + OpenC2 →

Rank 18 in the 2024 CWE Top 25 (frequency x severity of CVEs). The software performs an authorization check but does so incorrectly, granting access that should be denied.

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization →

An external (unauthenticated) vulnerability scan of all internet-facing IP addresses in scope. Any high or critical CVE older than 14 days fails.

CE-PLUS.2 · External Vulnerability Scan of Internet IPs →

FIRST CSIRT Services Framework v2.1 Service Area 3 - Vulnerability Management. SCOPE: discovery + tracking + remediation + disclosure of vulnerabilities affecting the constituency.

FIRST-CSIRTF-SA3-VulnMgmt · Service Area 3 - Vulnerability Management and Coordinated Disclosure →
MITRE ATT&CK2 controls

Catalogue and analyse adversary techniques and sub-techniques. ATT&CK Enterprise contains 200+ techniques + 600+ sub-techniques as of v16 (October 2024).

MITRE-ATTACK-Techniques-Sub-Techniques-200-600-T1078-T1059-T1566-T1190-T1486-Procedures-Adversary-Behaviour · MITRE ATT&CK Techniques + 200+ + Sub-Techniques + 600+ + T1078 + T1059 + T1566 + T1190 + T1486 + Procedures →

Questions people ask about cve

What is CVE?
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a catalog of publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by unique CVE ID numbers.
Why is CVE important for compliance?
CVE is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding cve helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address CVE?
CVE appears in the requirement text of Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA), MITRE D3FEND, CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2024), Cyber Essentials Plus, FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards. Across these standards we have identified 37 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about CVE?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how cve applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how CVE applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.