diff --git a/src/components/admin/AdminControlsPanel.tsx b/src/components/admin/AdminControlsPanel.tsx
index 06b7ab3..5bf934c 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/AdminControlsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/AdminControlsPanel.tsx
@@ -225,6 +225,21 @@
       }
     };
 
+    const runCveVerification = async () => {
+    try {
+      setLoading(true);
+      await api.post('/admin/scripts/verify-cve-count');
+      setCveVisible(true);
+      setToastMessage('🔍 CVE verification started - check logs for comparison results');
+      setToastOpen(true);
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      setToastMessage("❌ Failed to start CVE verification: " + (err?.response?.data || err.message));
+      setToastOpen(true);
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
     const openDialog = async () => {
       await fetchClients();
       setDialogOpen(true);
@@ -269,6 +284,16 @@
       {loading ? 'Starting Backfill...' : 'Backfill All CVEs (2002-Present)'}
     </Button>
 
+    <Button
+    variant="contained"
+    color="info"
+    onClick={runCveVerification}
+    disabled={loading}
+    sx={{ mt: 2 }}
+  >
+    {loading ? 'Verifying...' : 'Verify CVE Count (GitHub API)'}
+  </Button>
+
     <Button
       variant="contained"
       onClick={runVulnCacheRefresh}