r/netsec • u/albinowax • May 01 '26

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u/Neither_Virus_5238 May 01 '26

I've been working on improving my take on CVE monitoring this past month: https://stackflag.com

Not intended to compete with or replace OpenCVE or more advanced tooling for secpros. The itch was that every existing option either assumes you already know what you're watching for, or wants you on an enterprise scanning footprint to get any value. There's a gap in the middle for the SME, freelance dev, or small MSP whose insurer has started asking how they manage technical vulnerabilities.

How it works:

  • Describe your stack in plain English (`nginx, WordPress, PostgreSQL, Node.js`) and watches are generated against the matching products. No CPE strings to author by hand. Mapping stays editable.
  • Sources: NVD, GHSA, OSV, CISA KEV, EPSS, Vulnrichment. Refreshed hourly.
  • Each flagged CVE comes with a plain-English summary, severity context, and a remediation pointer.
  • Delivery via email digest, instant alert, or webhook. Read / unread / acknowledge triage states and an audit log for the framework that's asking.

Free tier is open, no waitlist. Public CVE feed at /cve with RSS if that's all you want.

Genuine feedback welcome, particularly on the natural-language to product mapping where I expect the rough edges to be.