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This image is a bar chart titled “CVEs by Pope”, where CVE refers to Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a standard for identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The chart humorously and inaccurately correlates the number of reported CVEs with the reigns of different Popes from Pius XII (1939-1958) to Francis (2013-2025).

Here’s a breakdown of the data shown:
• Pius XII (1939–1958): 0 CVEs
• John XXIII (1958–1963): 0 CVEs
• Paul VI (1963–1978): 0 CVEs
• John Paul II (1978–2005): 15,130 CVEs
• Benedict XVI (2005–2013): 52,459 CVEs
• Francis (2013–2025): 283,784 CVEs

Each Pope is represented by a photo, name, and the years of their papacy along the x-axis, and the number of CVEs is indicated by a red bar and number above each bar.

Note: This chart is clearly a humorous or satirical take, as Popes are unrelated to software vulnerabilities. The increase in CVEs reflects the growth in software use and cybersecurity reporting over time, not anything related to the actual Popes.

Like 25 April at 8:54 | Open on infosec.exchange

9 comments

Attaboy

@SecurityWriter I misunderstood this as meaning "how many CVEs were found by the pope" and thought "wow, didn't know the pope was so good at cybersecurity." :picardfacepalm:

25 April at 8:57 | Open on tech.lgbt

Robert Oe

@SecurityWriter The bad news, it will probably just get worse from now ;)

25 April at 9:01 | Open on infosec.exchange

Security Writer :donor:

@berrot it’s a trend for sure. More popes = more CVEs.

Big Vulnerability must be in on it as they tried to get rid of CVE reporting just before his death.

That line is definitely going to go up, you mark my words. Popes are bad for security.

/s - just in case 😂

25 April at 9:04 | Open on infosec.exchange

katalyst

@SecurityWriter hahaha that's brilliant

25 April at 10:46 | Open on chaos.social

zy 🍉

@SecurityWriter that is a cool and complete alt text thanks

25 April at 10:58 | Open on masto.bike

Jennifer Moore 😷

@SecurityWriter

I'm admiring your alt text! Nicely done :-)

25 April at 11:03 | Open on scicomm.xyz

@SecurityWriter this problem should be uppermost in the cardinals’s minds as they select a new pope. I hope the next pope will be able to lead with a strong and theologically sound solution to CVEs. There is no alternative.

25 April at 11:13 | Open on mastodon.online

fafa

@SecurityWriter who's the author?

25 April at 11:24 | Open on piaille.fr

Gwenn

@SecurityWriter
"[...]as Popes are unrelated to software vulnerabilities."
Missing some serious sources here!

25 April at 12:06 | Open on mamot.fr