CVE Database

Definitions

1. A database or feed of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures records used to track publicly identified software vulnerabilities. Teams use CVE databases for patch prioritization, asset matching, and threat awareness.

   In plain English: A database used to track publicly known software vulnerabilities.

   Example: "The scanner correlated the library version against a CVE database before flagging the host."

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