Cybersecurity

CVE

/siː viː iː/

Definition

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures — a public list of security vulnerabilities with unique identifiers (CVE-2024-12345).

Example in context

"CVE-2024-3094 was the XZ Utils backdoor — check your packages for known CVEs with npm audit or trivy."

Practice this term

Master CVE in context by working through exercises in the Cybersecurity module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.