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Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

nounid 1871·updated May 18, 2026
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An SCAP specification that provides unique, common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Vulnerability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Public85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
CVE
possessive
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures's
pluralpossessive
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposureses'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
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A dictionary of common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
An SCAP specification that provides unique, common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A dictionary of common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.
NIST SP 800-1281 senseview framework →
§1
An SCAP specification that provides unique, common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.
NIST SP 800-511 senseview framework →
§1
A dictionary of common names for publicly known information system vulnerabilities.

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