CVE Numbering Authority

linux

53.62/100 over 6,493 records in the last 180 days · 52.54/100 over 17,116 all-time

The rules, last 180 days Share of the records earning each credit, and the points it is worth.

Describe: can a reader tell what the vulnerability is?

14.99 / 25

Description

An English description that is not a placeholder: full credit from 200 characters, 0.7 from 80, 0.4 from 40, none below.

100% · 9.99/10

Title

A title.

100% · 5.0/5

Cwe

A weakness as a CWE identifier in problemTypes; a free-text problem type without one earns a quarter.

0% · 0.0/10

Scope: can a reader tell whether they are affected?

25.0 / 25

Affected

An affected entry naming both a vendor and a product; one side missing or 'n/a' earns half.

100% · 10.0/10

Versions

An affected entry stating versions, as a version or a bound; a defaultStatus alone earns half.

100% · 8.0/8

Cpe

A CPE on an affected entry, or a cpeApplicability block.

100% · 7.0/7

Assess: can a reader tell how bad it is?

6.63 / 25

Severity

A severity statement in the CNA container: a CVSS v3 or v4 vector, an SSVC decision, or a vendor rating as an 'other' metric. A CVSS v2 vector alone earns half.

44% · 6.63/15

Modern severity

A CVSS v4 vector or an SSVC decision.

0% · 0.0/5

Impacts

An impacts entry (a CAPEC identifier or an impact description).

0% · 0.0/5

Act: can a reader tell what to do about it?

7.0 / 25

References

At least one reference.

100% · 7.0/7

Reference tags

At least one reference carrying tags.

0% · 0.0/5

Remediation

A reference tagged 'patch'; one tagged 'vendor-advisory', 'mitigation' or 'release-notes' earns 0.6.

0% · 0.0/8

Solutions

A solution or a workaround.

0% · 0.0/5

Context, not score

Severity supplied by an ADP: 0% (12 records)
Weakness supplied by an ADP: 2% (105 records)
No severity statement: 56%
Descriptions under 100 characters: 0%
Known exploited: 3
Reservation to publication: median 5.9 days · p90 17.6 days
Rejected records: 24

Score per publication year

2026	53.36	7,154
2025	51.69	5,675
2024	52.3	4,287

Badge

Embed the current grade; it follows the rolling window and reads "unranked" under the threshold.

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