FreeBSD vulnerabilities
- FreeBSD has 121 CVE records published between 28 Oct 2023 and 28 Oct 2026, ranking #110 of 420 vendors on this site by that count.
- Of the 117 with a CVSS score, 88 (75.2%) are rated critical or high; 4 (3.3% of all) have no CVSS score.
- None of the CVE records attributed to FreeBSD is listed in CISA's KEV catalog as of 28 Oct 2026.
Records are attributed to FreeBSD from the vendor named in the source records. About the data.
CVE records per year
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| Year | CVE records |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 79 |
2026 is partial (through 28 Oct 2026), shown in a lighter bar.
| Year | Records | Critical | High | Critical or high | Not scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 3 | 63 | 83.5% | 0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 64.7% | 0% |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 83.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| Before 2017 | 37 | ||||
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Highest exploit-prediction scores (EPSS)
EPSS estimates the probability that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days. These are the 10 highest-scoring FreeBSD records today.
| CVE | EPSS | Percentile | Severity | In KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2011-4862 | 95.1% | 99.9% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2020-7457 | 33.1% | 98.4% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2018-17157 | 24.2% | 97.8% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2017-1084 | 15.3% | 96.8% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2008-0122 | 12.4% | 96.2% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2007-3641 | 7.4% | 94.4% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2006-0381 | 6.6% | 93.8% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2025-14558 | 6.5% | 93.8% | High | No |
| CVE-2006-0226 | 5.8% | 93.1% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2019-5599 | 5.1% | 92.3% | Not scored | No |
Source: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.
Related vendors
Vendors named on the same CVE records as FreeBSD.
- OpenBSD (2 shared records)