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    CVE List Getting Started
    CVE ID Request Getting Started
    CVE Numbering Authorities (CNAs) Getting Started
    CVE Working Groups Getting Started
    CVE Board Getting Started

CVE List Getting Started

  1. About CVE Records - a high-level overview of CVE Records including creation, states, and more.

  2. CVE Records Basics - answers to basic frequently asked questions about CVE Records.

  3. CVE List Basics - answers to basic frequently asked questions about the CVE List.

  4. Using the CVE List - answers to frequently asked questions about using the CVE List.

  5. CVE List Search Tips - tips for searching or viewing the CVE List.

  6. Updating Information in CVE Records - instructions for how to request updates to records on the CVE List.

CVE ID Request Getting Started


Requesting CVE IDs from CNAs

  1. How to Request a CVE ID # - details the three simple steps for requesting CVE IDs.

Requesting CVE IDs from the MITRE CNA of Last Resort (via web form)

  1. CVE Request Web Form FAQs - answers to frequently asked questions about using the web form.

  2. Web Form Overview - an introduction to the web form.

  3. Web Form User Tips - tips for using the web form.

  4. Web Form Online Help - access help using the round, blue "i" icon on the web form itself.

CVE Numbering Authorities (CNAs) Getting Started

  1. Why Become a CNA? -  details the business benefits, explains that there is no fee or contract, and that there are few requirements.

  2. CVE Numbering Authorities (CNA) Rules - details about qualifications, responsibilities, tasks, assigning CVE IDs, and creating CVE Records.

  3. New CNA Onboarding Slides and Videos -  step-by-step guidance to becoming a CNA, assigning CVE IDs, and populating CVE Records.

  4. How to Become a CNA -  explains how easy it is to become a CNA.

CVE Working Groups Getting Started

  1. CVE Working Groups - details contact methods, documents, and projects for CVE WGs.

CVE Board Getting Started

  1. CVE Board Charter - details Board structure, membership, and operations.

  2. Discussion List Archives - a public archive of Board mailing list discussions.

  3. Board Meeting Archives - summaries of the Board meetings, as recorded in the Board mailing list archives.

Page Last Updated or Reviewed: December 11, 2020