Pilot project for testing security vulnerabilities in open source software
Bern, 13.10.2025 — The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Test Institute for Cybersecurity (NTC) have conducted a pilot project to test two open source software solutions TYPO3 and QGIS for security vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities were found in both products, which have since been fixed by the developer community. The pilot project has shown that targeted testing can strengthen the security of open source software (OSS) and increase Switzerland's cyber resilience. The NCSC is currently examining how security testing of OSS can be established on a permanent and structured basis in the future.