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Should I use NVD - Home?

Not disclosed - nvd.nist.gov

Depends. NVD is free, authoritative U.S. government vulnerability data — use it as a source, not a tool. If you wanted a scanner, dashboard, or alerting, this won't do any of that for you.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 60 public sources; most are citations of NVD rather than direct user reviews, so fit judgments lean on category knowledge.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo findings either way in sources.

Pricing

$0

Public access

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Enriching scanners with free CVE data
  • Researchers citing authoritative vulnerability records
  • Vendors building on public feeds
  • Compliance teams mapping CVEs

Not for

  • Anyone wanting a scanner — this is raw data
  • Teams expecting dashboards, alerts, or workflows
  • Anyone needing vendor support or an SLA
  • Bulk scrapers — you'll hit anti-bot walls

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

CVE analysis has lagged during the transition — some records lack full enrichment

medium

Heavy scraping can trigger 'unauthorized activity' blocks

medium

Governance moving to an industry consortium — data practices may change

medium

No SLA or support desk — government resource, not a vendor

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, authoritative U.S. government vulnerability database
  • Backed by NIST, a U.S. government agency
  • Widely cited across academic security research and industry tools
  • Integrates into third-party tools like Atlassian Jira Assets

Cons

  • Reference database only — no scanning, alerts, or remediation workflows
  • Enrichment backlog reported; NIST weighing AI-only triage
  • Oversight shifting to an industry consortium; operations in flux
  • Anti-bot blocking frustrates automated access

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x2security x2news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free government data; no cost ever.
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Simple search, but bot-blocking frustrates automation.
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Deep CVE data; enrichment gaps reported during transition.
  • Support quality: 2/5. No vendor support; it's a government resource.
  • Security posture. No findings either way in sources.
  • $0 Price Public U.S. government resource
  • Yes — everything Free tier Entire database is public
  • NIST Operator U.S. Commerce Dept. agency
  • 2005 Launched Long-running public database

Pricing

Public access

$0

  • Full CVE database
  • Web search
  • No support or SLA

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No direct user reviews appear; sources overwhelmingly cite NVD as the standard reference across security research, tooling, and forums.

Alternatives

Compare NVD - Home with each alternative.

  • OSV.dev

    Google's open vulnerability database with better package-level data.

Companies that use it

  • Atlassian (Jira Assets NVD integration)⁴
  • OWASP Dependency-Check
Full analysis

Based on 60 public sources; most are citations of NVD rather than direct user reviews, so fit judgments lean on category knowledge.

Free, authoritative CVE data from NIST — a source, not a scanner. Great for enrichment; useless as a management tool.

Methodology

Based on 60 public sources; most are citations of NVD rather than direct user reviews, so fit judgments lean on category knowledge.

Sources

  1. NVD - Homenvd.nist.gov
    official
  2. National Vulnerability Database - NISTnist.gov
    official
  3. NVD - Security pagenvd.nist.gov
    security
  4. Assets - NVD Integration (Atlassian community)community.atlassian.com
    review
  5. AI-Generated Vulnerabilities Are Outpacing Human Triage, NISTtechjacksolutions.com
    news
  6. NVD's New Phase: Industry Consortium to Oversee NIST's Vulnerability Databasefacebook.com
    news
  7. Teri Radichel post on NVD access blockslinkedin.com
    news
  8. Nvd.nist.gov Website Review (Gridinsoft)gridinsoft.com
    security
  9. Mapping NVD Records to Their Vulnerability-fixing Commitsdl.acm.org
    review

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