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Cybersecurity

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Acronym : CVE

A CVE is a unique public identifier assigned to a known software vulnerability, letting every security actor refer unambiguously to the same flaw.

Why it matters

Tracking CVEs published against the software you use allows patches to be prioritized before an attacker exploits the flaw.

Concrete example

A company receives an alert about a critical CVE affecting its web server and applies the patch within 48 hours.

Related notions

Vulnerability managementSecurity patchesCVSS score

Related terms

Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemEndpoint Detection and ResponseSecurity Information and Event Management

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