The US National Vulnerabilities Database recorded 45,207 software security flaws so far in 2026, on pace to roughly double the tally of flaws recorded in 2025 (Patrick Howell O'Neill/Bloomberg)
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- The US National Vulnerabilities Database recorded 45,207 software security flaws so far in 2026, covering popular technology products
- The 2026 total is on pace to roughly double the number of flaws recorded in 2025
Why it matters: A near-doubling of disclosed vulnerabilities year-over-year expands the volume of flaws that security teams and software vendors must triage and remediate within the same time frame, with no source-stated offsetting gain in patching capacity.
