"Total Published CVEs Hits Record High for Fourth Year"

Researchers at K2 cybersecurity have found that the past 12 months have seen a record number of CVEs published by the US authorities, which is the fourth year in a row the number of CVEs published has risen.  Last year, 17,306 CVEs were published, including 4337 high-risk, 10,956 medium-risk, and 2013 low-risk flaws. As of December 15th, 17,447 CVEs were recorded in total, including 4168 high-risk, 10,710 medium-risk, and 2569 low-risk bugs.   The researchers also found that between 2005-16 numbers ranged from around 4000 to 8000 vulnerabilities each year. In  2017 the number of CVEs reported skyrocketed to over 14,000.  The researchers argue that the pandemic might have impacted the number of disclosures this year.

Infosecurity reports: "Total Published CVEs Hits Record High for Fourth Year"