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CRA Reporting Is Live: What Manufacturers, Vendors, and Distributors Need to Know

With CRA Article 14 now enforceable since 11 September, manufacturers and distributors of digital products in the EU must notify ENISA or national CSIRTs within 24 hours of discovering actively exploited vulnerabilities — a compliance deadline many may not yet be operationally ready for.

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By Matthew Brady, Senior Security Engineering Manager, Black Duck As of September 11, 2026, Article 14 of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is in force. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors of products with digital elements sold into the EU must notify ENISA or their national CSIRT within 24 hours of learning that a vulnerability is […] The post CRA Reporting Is Live: What Manufacturers, Vendors, and Distributors Need to Know appeared first on IT Security Guru .

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Why it matters

This is the first binding CRA reporting obligation to take effect; non-compliance exposes manufacturers and distributors to regulatory action, making operational readiness an immediate board-level priority.

What to do

Validate that CRA vulnerability-reporting workflows, ENISA channel registrations, and internal escalation procedures are fully operational and tested.

Board brief

The EU Cyber Resilience Act's 24-hour vulnerability reporting obligation is now enforceable, requiring verified operational readiness from any company selling digital products in Europe.

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