Report / State of KEV
State of the KEV catalog
Computed figures on what CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog contains and how it changes. Each figure has a table, a citation and a download.
Answer As of catalog 2026.09.23, CISA's KEV lists 1,721 entries from 283 vendors, added between 2021-11-03 and 2026-09-22. 21% are ransomware-linked, the median remediation window is 21 days, and Microsoft alone accounts for 22.5%.
- Entries
- 1,721
- Vendors
- 283
- Products
- 725
- CWEs
- 185
- Ransomware: known
- 21%
- Median days to due
- 21
- Top-10 vendor share
- 53.4%
F1KEV additions per year
CISA added 555 entries in 2022, the catalog's first full calendar year, and 237 in 2026 through 2026-09-23. The catalog's first year, 2021, began on 2021-11-03 with 311 entries by year end.
| Year | Added |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 311 |
| 2022 | 555 |
| 2023 | 187 |
| 2024 | 186 |
| 2025 | 245 |
| 2026 | 237 |
Cite this
CISA added 555 entries in 2022, the catalog's first full calendar year, and 237 in 2026 through 2026-09-23. The catalog's first year, 2021, began on 2021-11-03 with 311 entries by year end. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#additions-by-year
F2KEV additions per month
The busiest month on record was November 2021, with 291 additions (the catalog's first month). Across all 59 months the median is 19 a month.
Table view (59 months)
| Month | Added |
|---|---|
| Nov 21 | 291 |
| Dec 21 | 20 |
| Jan 22 | 40 |
| Feb 22 | 32 |
| Mar 22 | 226 |
| Apr 22 | 45 |
| May 22 | 83 |
| Jun 22 | 48 |
| Jul 22 | 3 |
| Aug 22 | 23 |
| Sep 22 | 24 |
| Oct 22 | 12 |
| Nov 22 | 10 |
| Dec 22 | 9 |
| Jan 23 | 5 |
| Feb 23 | 14 |
| Mar 23 | 18 |
| Apr 23 | 17 |
| May 23 | 19 |
| Jun 23 | 24 |
| Jul 23 | 16 |
| Aug 23 | 8 |
| Sep 23 | 19 |
| Oct 23 | 18 |
| Nov 23 | 18 |
| Dec 23 | 11 |
| Jan 24 | 21 |
| Feb 24 | 9 |
| Mar 24 | 10 |
| Apr 24 | 10 |
| May 24 | 14 |
| Jun 24 | 9 |
| Jul 24 | 14 |
| Aug 24 | 19 |
| Sep 24 | 25 |
| Oct 24 | 17 |
| Nov 24 | 22 |
| Dec 24 | 16 |
| Jan 25 | 14 |
| Feb 25 | 27 |
| Mar 25 | 32 |
| Apr 25 | 15 |
| May 25 | 24 |
| Jun 25 | 20 |
| Jul 25 | 20 |
| Aug 25 | 15 |
| Sep 25 | 16 |
| Oct 25 | 31 |
| Nov 25 | 11 |
| Dec 25 | 20 |
| Jan 26 | 17 |
| Feb 26 | 28 |
| Mar 26 | 26 |
| Apr 26 | 31 |
| May 26 | 21 |
| Jun 26 | 23 |
| Jul 26 | 26 |
| Aug 26 | 31 |
| Sep 26 | 34 |
Cite this
The busiest month on record was November 2021, with 291 additions (the catalog's first month). Across all 59 months the median is 19 a month. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#additions-by-month
F3Top vendors by KEV entries
Microsoft has the most KEV entries, 388 (22.5% of the catalog). The top 10 vendors account for 53.4%.
| Vendor | Entries | Share of catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 388 | 22.5% |
| Cisco | 99 | 5.8% |
| Apple | 94 | 5.5% |
| Adobe | 81 | 4.7% |
| 75 | 4.4% | |
| Oracle | 46 | 2.7% |
| Apache | 40 | 2.3% |
| Ivanti | 35 | 2% |
| Linux | 31 | 1.8% |
| Fortinet | 30 | 1.7% |
| D-Link | 26 | 1.5% |
| VMware | 26 | 1.5% |
| Citrix | 24 | 1.4% |
| SonicWall | 19 | 1.1% |
| Synacor | 19 | 1.1% |
Cite this
Microsoft has the most KEV entries, 388 (22.5% of the catalog). The top 10 vendors account for 53.4%. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#top-vendors
F4Top weaknesses (CWE) in KEV
CWE-20 (Improper input validation) is the most-listed weakness, on 119 entries (6.9%). 175 entries list no CWE.
| CWE | Entries | Share of catalog |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-20 Improper input validation | 119 | 6.9% |
| CWE-78 OS command injection | 110 | 6.4% |
| CWE-787 Out-of-bounds write | 104 | 6% |
| CWE-416 Use after free | 93 | 5.4% |
| CWE-119 Memory buffer bounds error | 85 | 4.9% |
| CWE-22 Path traversal | 79 | 4.6% |
| CWE-502 Unsafe deserialization | 71 | 4.1% |
| CWE-94 Code injection | 70 | 4.1% |
| CWE-287 Improper authentication | 47 | 2.7% |
| CWE-306 Missing authentication | 42 | 2.4% |
| CWE-843 Type confusion | 38 | 2.2% |
| CWE-284 Improper access control | 36 | 2.1% |
| CWE-79 Cross-site scripting (XSS) | 33 | 1.9% |
| CWE-122 Heap-based buffer overflow | 33 | 1.9% |
| CWE-89 SQL injection | 32 | 1.9% |
Cite this
CWE-20 (Improper input validation) is the most-listed weakness, on 119 entries (6.9%). 175 entries list no CWE. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#top-cwes
F5Known ransomware use
361 of 1,721 KEV entries (21%) are flagged as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. By year added, the share ranges from 11.4% to 27%.
| Year | Added | Known | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 311 | 84 | 27% |
| 2022 | 555 | 132 | 23.8% |
| 2023 | 187 | 43 | 23% |
| 2024 | 186 | 44 | 23.7% |
| 2025 | 245 | 31 | 12.7% |
| 2026 | 237 | 27 | 11.4% |
Cite this
361 of 1,721 KEV entries (21%) are flagged as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. By year added, the share ranges from 11.4% to 27%. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#ransomware-by-year
F6Days from addition to federal due date
The median KEV entry gives federal agencies 21 days from dateAdded to dueDate. The median by year added was 2021: 181; 2022: 21; 2023: 21; 2024: 21; 2025: 21; 2026: 14.
| Year | Entries | Median | Shortest | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 311 | 181 | 14 | 182 |
| 2022 | 555 | 21 | 4 | 184 |
| 2023 | 187 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
| 2024 | 186 | 21 | 2 | 21 |
| 2025 | 245 | 21 | 1 | 21 |
| 2026 | 237 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
Cite this
The median KEV entry gives federal agencies 21 days from dateAdded to dueDate. The median by year added was 2021: 181; 2022: 21; 2023: 21; 2024: 21; 2025: 21; 2026: 14. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#remediation-by-year
F7Age of CVE IDs when added
21.4% of KEV entries carry a CVE ID at least five years older than the year they were added. In 2022 that share was 47%.
| Year added | Entries | 5+ years older | Share | Median age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 311 | 17 | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2022 | 555 | 261 | 47% | 4 |
| 2023 | 187 | 18 | 9.6% | 0 |
| 2024 | 186 | 18 | 9.7% | 0 |
| 2025 | 245 | 30 | 12.2% | 0 |
| 2026 | 237 | 25 | 10.5% | 0 |
Cite this
21.4% of KEV entries carry a CVE ID at least five years older than the year they were added. In 2022 that share was 47%. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#cve-age-by-year
F8KEV additions per week (last 26 weeks)
169 entries were added in the 26 weeks to 2026-09-23, an average of 6.5 a week.
Table view
| Week starting | Week ending | Added |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-04-01 | 4 |
| 2026-04-02 | 2026-04-08 | 3 |
| 2026-04-09 | 2026-04-15 | 9 |
| 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-22 | 10 |
| 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-29 | 7 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2026-05-06 | 3 |
| 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-13 | 2 |
| 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-20 | 9 |
| 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-27 | 7 |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-06-03 | 5 |
| 2026-06-04 | 2026-06-10 | 6 |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-17 | 5 |
| 2026-06-18 | 2026-06-24 | 5 |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-07-01 | 4 |
| 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-08 | 4 |
| 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-15 | 9 |
| 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-22 | 9 |
| 2026-07-23 | 2026-07-29 | 3 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2026-08-05 | 5 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-12 | 4 |
| 2026-08-13 | 2026-08-19 | 6 |
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-26 | 11 |
| 2026-08-27 | 2026-09-02 | 12 |
| 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-09 | 9 |
| 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-16 | 10 |
| 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-23 | 8 |
Cite this
169 entries were added in the 26 weeks to 2026-09-23, an average of 6.5 a week. Source: Telemetry analysis of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, version 2026.09.23 (released 2026-09-23). https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/stats/#weekly-additions
Source: CISA KEV catalog v2026.09.23, released 2026-09-23. Windows end 2026-09-23. See the methodology for definitions.