Inspector general finds NIST mistakes have made vulnerability database ineffective

NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD) backlog mushroomed from 13,000 unprocessed security vulnerabilities in February 2024 to more than 27,000 by the end of 2025, “undermining the NVD’s utility and public trust,” according to an inspector general report.

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