You can access the NVD CVE Vulnerability Search programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = { "keyword": "openssl" }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("enfex/nvd-cve-search").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
15for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

NVD CVE Vulnerability Search API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use NVD CVE Vulnerability Search API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

NVD CVE Vulnerability Search API in JavaScript

NVD CVE Vulnerability Search API through CLI

NVD CVE Vulnerability Search OpenAPI definition

NVD CVE Vulnerability Search API

NVD CVE Vulnerability Search

ryanclinton/nvd-cve-vulnerability-search

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CVE Vulnerability Lookup (NIST NVD)

automation-lab/cve-vulnerability-lookup

Query the NIST NVD for CVE details — lookup by CVE ID, keyword, or CPE product. Returns CVSS scores, descriptions, CWE IDs, affected software, and patch links. No API key required.

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NVD CVE Scraper - Vulnerability Database API

pink_comic/nvd-cve-vulnerability-database

Search the NIST NVD CVE vulnerability database by keyword, CVSS severity, vendor, or date. Use as an NVD scraper / CVE API for DevSecOps, patch management, threat intel, compliance monitoring, and security vulnerability research. No API key needed; pay per result.

Ava Torres

Critical Infrastructure Interdependency MCP Server

ryanclinton/critical-infrastructure-interdependency-mcp

MCP intelligence server for critical infrastructure interdependency detection and analysis.

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Causal Panopticon MCP Server

ryanclinton/causal-panopticon-mcp

MCP intelligence server for causal panopticon detection and analysis.

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CVE Vulnerability Monitor (NVD)

agentictools/cve-vulnerability-monitor

Search and monitor CVE vulnerabilities from the NVD by keyword, product, severity, or date, with CVSS scores and references.

Ken Agland

CVE NVD Scraper

gio21/cve-nvd-scraper

Scrape NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD). Search CVEs by keyword, CVE-ID, CVSS severity, date range. Returns CVE-ID, description, CVSS v3/v2 scores, references, CWEs, affected configurations. For security teams, vuln research, patch management.

Gio

Civilizational Fragility MCP Server

ryanclinton/civilizational-fragility-mcp

MCP intelligence server for civilizational fragility detection and analysis.

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Neuromorphic Threat Intelligence MCP Server

ryanclinton/neuromorphic-threat-intelligence-mcp

MCP intelligence server for neuromorphic threat intelligence detection and analysis.

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Adversarial Geopolitical Equilibrium MCP Server

ryanclinton/adversarial-geopolitical-equilibrium-mcp

MCP intelligence server for adversarial geopolitical equilibrium detection and analysis.

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NVD CVE Vulnerability Crawler

jungle_synthesizer/nvd-cve-crawler

Crawl 250K+ CVE records from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Extract CVSS v3.1 scores, severity ratings, attack vectors, affected products (CPE), CWE weaknesses, and exploit/patch status. Filter by keyword, severity, vendor, and date range.