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Damn, dunno why I've always assumed that if something gets a CVE, then some authority has reproduced and verified it.

Shouldn't it be CNA's job? Why would anything get a number if it hadn't been verified?

The current system is radically overwhelmed and has been seeing cuts over the last few years.

> then some authority has reproduced and verified it.

No, the system puts a lot of trust into the submitter.

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