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CISA Claims Stewardship of CVE, Unveils 'Quality Era' Roadmap

CISA outlines a quality-focused overhaul to keep the public vulnerability catalog reliable for defenders.

Overview

  • CISA published “CVE Quality for a Cyber Secure Future,” formalizing a shift from expansion to data quality with priorities on completeness, accuracy and timeliness.
  • The agency asserts the program must remain publicly maintained and vendor‑neutral, warning that privatization could erode trust and jeopardize critical infrastructure, and noting KEV relies on CVE.
  • The roadmap calls for accelerated automation, improved CNA services and APIs, minimum record standards, and federated enrichment through efforts like Vulnrichment and Authorized Data Publishers.
  • CISA is broadening participation through new Consumer and Researcher Working Groups and seeks greater representation from international partners, industry, researchers, OT and open‑source communities.
  • Program continuity is secured through March 2026 via an 11‑month MITRE contract extension as CISA evaluates diversified funding, while observers highlight MITRE’s omission from the document and a new CVE Foundation’s nonprofit stewardship push.