CVE And CWE Vulnerability Records From 1999 To 2025

Every Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures entry published in the National Vulnerability Database from CVE-1999-0001 through May 30, 2025 is included. The dataset was compiled automatically by user stasvinokur using a Python script calling the NVD REST API v2.0. It was last updated on June 3, 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in CVE publication volume and severity scores over the 26-year period.
• Correlate CWE weakness types with specific CVE entries to identify common software flaw patterns.
• Train classifiers to predict CVE severity based on features like description text and CWE ID.
• Build a knowledge graph linking CVEs, CWEs, and affected software products mentioned in the data.

Strengths

• Covers the complete NVD history from 1999 to May 2025.
• Includes every published CVE entry, providing a full census of known vulnerabilities.

Limitations

• The total row count, column list, and specific data fields are not provided.
• Data freshness depends on the NVD API's update schedule and the script's last run date.

Provenance

Source

National Vulnerability Database (NVD) REST API v2.0.

Collection Method

Automated collection via a Python script handling pagination and rate limits.

Time Range

1999 to May 30, 2025.

Freshness

Data is current as of May 30, 2025; the dataset itself was updated on June 3, 2025.

Geography

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