# Get Smart in Five Minutes: What is a CVE and why care?

DevFeed: [Get Smart in Five Minutes: What is a CVE and why care?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/get-smart-in-five-minutes-what-is-a-cve-and-why-care-13063.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/get-smart-in-five-minutes-what-is-a-cve-and-why-care>)

Published: 2024-08-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [NVD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvd.md>), [Exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exploit.md>), [exploit chaining](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exploit-chaining.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploit.md>), [exploit-chaining](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploit-chaining.md>), [get-smart-in-five-minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/get-smart-in-five-minutes.md>), [nvd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvd.md>), [software-supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain.md>), [software-supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain-security.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

This beginner-friendly article explains what Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) are, why their unique identifiers matter, and how they affect software supply chain security. It covers the CVE lifecycle, the role of the National Vulnerability Database, severity ratings, patching, and exploit chaining.

## Source excerpt

Learn the basics of CVEs, why they matter for cybersecurity, and how to stay protected in this quick teaser of the Get Smart series by Chainguard.