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The 20 closest vulnerability database alternatives to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 4 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures? The closest matches are CISA, MITRE Corporation and SecurityFocus. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures cve.org

Wikidata: a list of publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Top 10K · #2,664 English 4 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

The official site of the CVE Program, a public catalog that assigns standardized identifiers to publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, with searchable records and information on CVE Numbering Authorities.

Who it’s for
Security researchers, vendors, IT and security teams
Business model
Government funded (US DHS/CISA, operated by MITRE)

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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United States Securities and Exchange CommissionEPAMilitary Health SystemWhitepagesWorld Health OrganizationFederal Trade CommissionCIACDCSecurityFocusCISA

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

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  1. 01
    CISA cisa.gov Top 10K English

    Home Page | CISA

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: America's Cyber Defense Agency

  2. 02
    SecurityFocus securityfocus.com Top 10K English

    SecurityFocus

    SecurityFocus is back. Bugtraq lives again. Subscribe to the curated vulnerability disclosure mailing list.

  3. 03
    CDC cdc.gov Top 1K English

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC

    United States government public health agency

  4. 04
    CIA cia.gov Top 10K English

    CIA

    national foreign intelligence agency of the United States

  5. 05

    National Institute of Standards and Technology

    NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

  6. 06
    Federal Trade Commission ftc.gov Top 10K English

    Federal Trade Commission | Protecting America's Consumers

    The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.

  7. 07
    World Health Organization who.int Top 1K English

    World Health Organization (WHO)

    The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable

  8. 08
    Whitepages whitepages.com Top 10K English

    Whitepages: People Search, Phone Numbers & Addresses

    Founded in 1997, Whitepages is the largest U.S. directory and trusted source for contact info and property data. Find people, phone numbers, addresses, and emails nationwide. Free and premium search across the Whitepages Identity Graph: 350M+ identity records, 4B+ data linkages, 112M+ property records.

  9. 09
    dol.gov Top 10K English

    Home | U.S. Department of Labor

    U.S. federal department that regulates workers' rights and labor markets

  10. 10
    Military Health System health.mil Top 10K English

    MHS Home | Health.mil

    The Health.mil is the official website of the Military Health System. The Military Health System is one of America’s largest and most complex health care institutions, and the world’s preeminent military health care delivery operation. Our MHS saves lives on the battlefield, combats infectious disease around the world, and is responsible for providing health services to approximately 9.5 million beneficiaries, composed of uniformed service members, military retirees, and family members.

  11. 11

    United States Patent and Trademark Office

    Home page of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's main web site.

  12. 12
    EPA epa.gov Top 1K English

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | US EPA

    Website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.

  13. 13

    SEC.gov | Home

    U.S. federal agency that enforces securities laws and regulates securities markets and major market participants (public companies, brokers, exchanges, and asset managers)

  14. 14
    CNIL cnil.fr Top 10K English

    Homepage | CNIL

    national French data protection authority

  15. 15
    United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

    Technical Difficulties

    executive department of the U.S. federal government

  16. 16
    Federal Emergency Management Agency fema.gov Top 10K English

    FEMA.gov | Federal Emergency Management Agency

    United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security

  17. 17
    Tenable® tenable.com Top 10K English

    Vulnerability and exposure management | Cloud and AI security | Tenable®

    The leader in exposure management and AI security, Tenable cybersecurity solutions reduce cyber risk across IT, OT, cloud, identity & hybrid attack surfaces.

  18. 18
    NASA nasa.gov Top 1K English

    NASA

    NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.

  19. 19
    United States Department of Justice justice.gov Top 10K English

    Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice

    Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.

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    White House whitehouse.gov Top 10K English

    The White House

    President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure once again.

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