As of December 23, 2025 at 20:01 UTC, wtfisthiscve has analyzed 322,104 CVEs
and generated 16,696 plain English explanations. We've identified
811 Critical Gap vulnerabilities—CVEs with known exploits but no public
detection rules available. The average time for vendors to release patches is 302 days. 0.6% of CVEs have detection coverage from major open-source security tools.
Severity Distribution
Of the 322,104 CVEs analyzed:
28,239 (8.8%) are CRITICAL severity,
118,003 (36.6%) are HIGH severity,
142,585 (44.3%) are MEDIUM severity, and
13,327 (4.1%) are LOW severity.
Risk Level Breakdown
Risk assessment based on exploit availability and detection coverage shows:
811 (3.9%) are CRITICAL_GAP (exploits exist but no detection available),
610 (2.9%) are HIGH risk (exploits and detection both available),
1,710 (8.1%) are MEDIUM risk (detection available, no known exploits), and
17,905 (85.1%) are LOW risk (no known exploits or detection).
Patch Availability
Patch availability status:
935 (6.1%) have official patches available,
62 (0.4%) have partial fixes,
85 (0.6%) have documented workarounds only, and
14,202 (92.9%) have no remediation available.