CVE publication trends

Public vulnerability volume across all products. Counts describe publication activity; your stack determines applicability.

CVEs ever published: 419,272
Critical CVEs ever published: 51,678
Known exploited CVEs: 1,767

Critical CVEs published in the last 30 days

3.044% of all critical CVEs ever published came out in the last 30 days.

1,573 ÷ 51,678 critical CVEs, by original publication time (UTC).

New CVEs per month

Publication year

Total · Critical (CVSS ≥ 9) · KEV. Critical and KEV can overlap; each is a subset of the total.

Exact monthly counts (335 months)

NVD monthly CVE publication counts in UTC
Month (UTC)	Total	Critical	KEV
2026-11	1,676	126	1
2026-10	17,481	1,585	21
2026-09	15,074	1,523	32
2026-08	12,719	1,821	20
2026-07	9,919	1,358	23
2026-06	8,001	967	26
2026-05	6,985	693	23
2026-04	5,885	568	14
2026-03	6,304	663	10
2026-02	4,808	443	20
2026-01	5,143	445	16
2025-12	5,643	405	23
2025-11	3,116	263	11
2025-10	4,389	321	10
2025-09	4,537	289	16
2025-08	3,737	435	12
2025-07	3,933	394	14
2025-06	3,799	294	18
2025-05	4,264	391	19
2025-04	4,142	362	16
2025-03	4,166	419	26
2025-02	3,831	267	15
2025-01	4,415	337	17
2024-12	3,448	311	11
2024-11	4,086	376	16
2024-10	3,595	370	17
2024-09	2,540	257	13
2024-08	2,945	329	21
2024-07	3,174	283	12
2024-06	3,173	328	13
2024-05	5,103	409	13
2024-04	3,735	355	10
2024-03	3,352	388	8
2024-02	2,906	386	11
2024-01	2,647	507	15
2023-12	2,686	461	9
2023-11	2,508	354	11
2023-10	2,722	423	19
2023-09	2,828	360	22
2023-08	2,518	435	14
2023-07	2,363	330	15
2023-06	2,405	314	17
2023-05	2,734	340	8
2023-04	2,363	356	18
2023-03	2,783	402	15
2023-02	2,474	340	10
2023-01	2,565	510	8
2022-12	2,900	365	7
2022-11	1,989	306	14
2022-10	1,909	336	8
2022-09	2,323	337	12
2022-08	2,409	466	8
2022-07	2,156	342	8
2022-06	2,331	399	3
2022-05	2,035	398	9
2022-04	2,063	326	16
2022-03	2,092	408	16
2022-02	2,017	331	18
2022-01	2,207	230	12
2021-12	2,405	342	15
2021-11	1,644	216	11
2021-10	1,717	207	18
2021-09	1,920	219	30
2021-08	2,246	257	22
2021-07	1,613	194	16
2021-06	1,937	184	15
2021-05	1,508	185	19
2021-04	1,930	250	18
2021-03	1,586	192	22
2021-02	1,493	229	19
2021-01	1,951	191	10
2020-12	1,564	285	9
2020-11	1,492	184	10
2020-10	1,574	204	14
2020-09	1,637	198	8
2020-08	1,239	135	10
2020-07	1,453	231	16
2020-06	1,856	221	10
2020-05	1,058	139	10
2020-04	2,209	301	16
2020-03	1,787	328	20
2020-02	1,481	231	16
2020-01	1,872	251	7
2019-12	1,866	256	20
2019-11	1,779	206	9
2019-10	1,737	244	7
2019-09	1,541	188	11
2019-08	2,050	328	6
2019-07	1,646	279	14
2019-06	1,265	191	8
2019-05	1,324	264	14
2019-04	1,574	216	16
2019-03	1,630	187	12
2019-02	882	141	6
2019-01	1,644	135	6
2018-12	1,202	182	10
2018-11	989	140	6
2018-10	1,474	186	2
2018-09	1,192	170	3
2018-08	1,042	168	8
2018-07	2,218	272	5
2018-06	1,804	300	3
2018-05	1,191	157	7
2018-04	1,683	387	3
2018-03	2,304	207	22
2018-02	1,341	258	3
2018-01	1,714	170	4
2017-12	1,118	228	2
2017-11	1,077	154	2
2017-10	1,433	186	8
2017-09	1,232	247	13
2017-08	1,564	246	6
2017-07	1,312	167	13
2017-06	1,043	134	4
2017-05	4,155	152	10
2017-04	1,592	173	9
2017-03	1,371	138	17
2017-02	1,075	120	2
2017-01	1,141	166	3
2016-12	527	60	4
2016-11	388	34	8
2016-10	689	141	3
2016-09	597	76	2
2016-08	412	69	6
2016-07	716	83	0
2016-06	513	59	6
2016-05	617	154	7
2016-04	661	80	8
2016-03	333	33	3
2016-02	394	42	5
2016-01	670	64	2
2015-12	567	187	4
2015-11	368	75	2
2015-10	731	140	2
2015-09	499	77	2
2015-08	625	137	5
2015-07	642	128	10
2015-06	498	51	3
2015-05	417	99	4
2015-04	558	61	7
2015-03	457	59	0
2015-02	496	85	4
2015-01	737	47	4
2014-12	618	62	1
2014-11	505	56	4
2014-10	1,418	58	6
2014-09	1,156	79	4
2014-08	407	55	3
2014-07	656	78	2
2014-06	448	99	1
2014-05	555	42	3
2014-04	683	65	3
2014-03	549	67	2
2014-02	434	70	4
2014-01	579	63	1
2013-12	495	60	1
2013-11	399	52	5
2013-10	634	74	2
2013-09	475	91	2
2013-08	378	52	1
2013-07	483	70	2
2013-06	369	75	3
2013-05	358	109	5
2013-04	442	67	2
2013-03	438	41	2
2013-02	410	104	4
2013-01	443	101	6
2012-12	270	42	2
2012-11	445	74	0
2012-10	559	90	3
2012-09	655	76	2
2012-08	741	108	3
2012-07	536	107	1
2012-06	413	64	4
2012-05	434	89	2
2012-04	228	59	2
2012-03	405	127	0
2012-02	349	75	2
2012-01	316	39	1
2011-12	347	77	2
2011-11	312	71	1
2011-10	484	60	2
2011-09	389	66	0
2011-08	295	85	0
2011-07	308	52	0
2011-06	294	105	2
2011-05	296	74	0
2011-04	312	47	1
2011-03	356	26	1
2011-02	382	141	0
2011-01	397	74	0
2010-12	361	93	4
2010-11	280	69	3
2010-10	435	125	1
2010-09	301	50	1
2010-08	383	157	3
2010-07	344	56	1
2010-06	493	144	1
2010-05	424	55	0
2010-04	504	76	3
2010-03	515	76	1
2010-02	308	56	2
2010-01	319	62	3
2009-12	445	91	1
2009-11	311	66	1
2009-10	353	92	1
2009-09	576	102	0
2009-08	531	80	1
2009-07	449	74	2
2009-06	452	101	3
2009-05	367	80	1
2009-04	570	89	1
2009-03	566	91	2
2009-02	689	75	1
2009-01	469	72	0
2008-12	530	129	0
2008-11	450	97	1
2008-10	526	109	1
2008-09	454	86	1
2008-08	368	62	1
2008-07	519	64	0
2008-06	436	81	0
2008-05	385	52	0
2008-04	457	88	0
2008-03	508	80	0
2008-02	530	79	2
2008-01	501	78	0
2007-12	448	71	0
2007-11	429	70	0
2007-10	560	89	0
2007-09	439	54	1
2007-08	526	57	0
2007-07	578	73	0
2007-06	571	96	0
2007-05	570	110	0
2007-04	628	113	0
2007-03	713	128	0
2007-02	536	79	1
2007-01	598	54	0
2006-12	781	90	0
2006-11	510	31	0
2006-10	549	67	0
2006-09	555	23	0
2006-08	542	24	0
2006-07	530	39	0
2006-06	632	23	0
2006-05	601	14	1
2006-04	578	42	0
2006-03	548	23	1
2006-02	448	15	0
2006-01	385	43	0
2005-12	1,034	38	0
2005-11	511	46	0
2005-10	293	11	0
2005-09	313	8	1
2005-08	327	14	0
2005-07	293	15	0
2005-06	250	5	0
2005-05	1,270	42	0
2005-04	127	7	0
2005-03	164	12	0
2005-02	105	13	0
2005-01	323	111	0
2004-12	1,243	80	1
2004-11	173	51	0
2004-10	101	3	0
2004-09	90	3	0
2004-08	244	50	1
2004-07	102	8	0
2004-06	52	2	0
2004-05	68	10	0
2004-04	107	0	0
2004-03	143	16	0
2004-02	91	2	0
2004-01	65	4	0
2003-12	515	36	0
2003-11	98	11	0
2003-10	92	12	0
2003-09	35	6	0
2003-08	208	20	0
2003-07	48	2	0
2003-06	129	12	0
2003-05	80	9	0
2003-04	135	12	0
2003-03	122	14	0
2003-02	49	2	0
2003-01	37	2	0
2002-12	879	74	0
2002-11	75	3	0
2002-10	314	9	0
2002-09	68	3	0
2002-08	256	35	0
2002-07	137	21	0
2002-06	102	3	1
2002-05	150	9	0
2002-04	45	1	0
2002-03	104	3	0
2002-02	15	3	0
2002-01	25	2	0
2001-12	259	22	0
2001-11	61	0	0
2001-10	142	6	0
2001-09	135	4	0
2001-08	206	21	0
2001-07	191	18	0
2001-06	211	14	0
2001-05	105	23	0
2001-04	17	0	0
2001-03	105	18	0
2001-02	117	26	0
2001-01	130	5	0
2000-12	212	42	0
2000-11	73	11	0
2000-10	136	22	0
2000-09	3	0	0
2000-08	3	0	0
2000-07	74	7	0
2000-06	119	17	0
2000-05	110	14	0
2000-04	79	7	0
2000-03	57	5	0
2000-02	86	6	0
2000-01	68	14	0
1999-12	201	21	0
1999-11	83	10	0
1999-10	57	9	0
1999-09	60	9	0
1999-08	60	9	0
1999-07	40	6	0
1999-06	37	6	0
1999-05	54	6	0
1999-04	39	3	0
1999-03	52	2	0
1999-02	58	6	0
1999-01	182	77	0

Critical means the best available CVSS base score is at least 9, preferring 4.0 → 3.1 → 3.0 → 2.0. Unscored records count toward volume. KEV combines NVD flags with our existing CISA KEV data; a CVE can be both critical and KEV. The current month is month to date. Totals include rejected records and 684 CVEs published before 1999; the chart begins in 1999.

Source: NVD (NIST), computed by Patch Next, updated 2026-11-04 22:00:01 UTC. Window as of 2026-11-04T22:10:02.110Z.