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EU wants to support bedrock cyber vulnerability program, top official says<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nextgov.com\/cybersecurity\/2026\/03\/eu-wants-support-bedrock-cyber-vulnerability-program-top-official-says\/412429\/?orefu003dng-homepage-river<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-26 20:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.nextgov.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 The European Union wants to assist with and help modernize a cornerstone cyber cataloging program after a contracting scare last year prompted renewed discussions and concerns over how to sustain the vulnerability-tracking system relied upon by hundreds of thousands of security practitioners worldwide.<\/p>\n

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program faced a contracting fiasco last spring when MITRE, the non-profit research giant that funds much of the program\u2019s functions, warned of an imminent end to federal backing for the project. The matter was addressed within hours amid outcry from the cybersecurity community.<\/p>\n

The EU wants to help \u201cbuild upon\u201d the foundation of the program and \u201cthe great work that has been done there,\u201d Hans de Vries, the chief cybersecurity and operational officer for the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, or ENISA, said Thursday at the RSAC Conference in California.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the initial contracting issue, EU member states asked ENISA to explore ways to strengthen the CVE process, de Vries explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot build on one contract alone, so we have to strengthen it, and make sure that foundation, that basic mechanism \u2014 and it\u2019s a huge program \u2014 but that mechanism stays, and stays to the core that we want to build on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

CVE provides a standardized methodology for identifying and cataloging publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Each flaw is assigned a unique identifier, designed to help security researchers, vendors and officials more effectively communicate about the same issue. It was first launched in 1999.<\/p>\n

The remarks from de Vries are some of the first showing how European officials are weighing a more formal role in contributing to the CVE program, amid growing concerns that its long-term stability cannot rely on a sole U.S. government contract.<\/p>\n

Congressional staffers have also drafted legislation to codify the CVE program and address how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…<\/p>\n

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