21 January 2026
The CVE Defunding Scare: Implications for Singapore and ASEAN
In April 2025, the Trump administration sparked alarm across the cybersecurity community worldwide when it announced that funding would cease for the global registry called the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) programme that is managed by the MITRE Corporation.
Although the US government reversed the decision soon afterwards, the scare exposed the danger of global dependence on a single registry and raised concerns amid shifting geopolitical tensions.
Read the full RSIS Annual Review 2025 here
In April 2025, the Trump administration sparked alarm across the cybersecurity community worldwide when it announced that funding would cease for the global registry called the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) programme that is managed by the MITRE Corporation.
Although the US government reversed the decision soon afterwards, the scare exposed the danger of global dependence on a single registry and raised concerns amid shifting geopolitical tensions.
Read the full RSIS Annual Review 2025 here
