In March 2025, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) confronts a deepening crisis with a growing backlog of unprocessed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), crucial for national cybersecurity. Despite consistent processing rates, a 32 percent increase in CVE submissions in 2024 has overwhelmed capabilities, leading to projections of over 30,000 unanalyzed vulnerabilities by early 2025. This backlog jeopardizes organizations depending on NVD for timely vulnerability management, as it hinders access to vital data for threat prioritization. The situation is exacerbated by discontinued funding support from CISA and inadequate measures to counter the submission surge, putting immense pressure on NIST to revolutionize their processing methods to curtail escalating risks to the cybersecurity infrastructure.
Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/nist-struggling-to-clear-the-growing-backlog-of-cves/
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