---
type: "term"
title: "CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)"
description: "A standardized identifier for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities."
resource: "tlctc:term:cve-common-vulnerabilities-and-exposures"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)

A standardized identifier for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities. In the TLCTC framework, CVEs are mapped to generic vulnerabilities and their corresponding threat clusters to enable consistent threat classification and control implementation.

**Related reading:** [CVE-2020-17103 — patch closed an effect, not a cluster](https://www.tlctc.net/cve-2020-17103.html), [Enhancing CVE records with TLCTC v2.1](https://www.tlctc.net/tlctc-cve-nvd.html), [The Commit Is the CVE — silent fixes & the patch-gap collapse](https://www.tlctc.net/silent-fix-window.html), [Harbor Registry × TLCTC Cyber Threat Radar](https://www.tlctc.net/tlctc-harbor-integration.html)