# Continuous Vulnerability Intelligence **Entity class:** Security architecture ## Definition **Continuous vulnerability intelligence** is the machine-readable, continuously updated integration of vulnerability identity, affected configurations, severity, exploitability, observed exploitation, exposure, dependencies, mitigations, patches, verification results, and audit history. [[wiki/Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures|CVE]] supplies persistent vulnerability names. [[wiki/National Vulnerability Database|NVD]] enriches records for automated use. [[wiki/Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog|KEV]] changes priority when exploitation is observed. [[wiki/Software Bill of Materials|SBOM]] exposes component dependencies, while [[wiki/Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange|VEX]] communicates whether a product is actually affected by a listed vulnerability. ## Neurosecurity extension For a writable BCI, the same architecture can connect device, component, model, command-channel, identity, permission, neural-response, incident, and restoration states. The loop becomes: **continuous vulnerability intelligence → continuous human-machine state estimation → predictive exploit detection → rapid containment → trusted remediation → verified restoration** ## Relationships - **security field:** [[wiki/Neurosecurity|Neurosecurity]]. - **state model:** [[wiki/Human-Machine State Estimation|Human-Machine State Estimation]]. - **medical-device lifecycle:** [[wiki/Medical Device Vulnerability Management|Medical Device Vulnerability Management]]. - **predictive defense:** [[wiki/Predictive Defense|Predictive Defense]]. ## Sources / Provenance - National Institute of Standards and Technology, [National Vulnerability Database](https://www.nist.gov/itl/nvd), including 2026 SSVC, affected-product, API, and synchronization updates (accessed 2026-09-23). - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, [Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog), accessed 2026-09-23. **As of:** 2026-09-23