Funding for the critical CVE security detection system renewed just hours before deadline

• CVE funding gets last-minute funding reprieve
• A MITRE head told CVE board members that government funding is about to expire
• Some have called the move "reckless and ignorant"

US government funding for CVE, a program that publicly lists known software vulnerabilities, will continue for the time being, despite initial reports it would expire.

Cuts being made by the US government across the board had meant CVE could have lost funding, which could heavily erode the cybersecurity of all organizations, from small businesses to critical infrastructure firms.

However, a CISA spokesperson revealed the organization executed an option period on the contract "to ensure there will be no lapse in critical CVE services".

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