# Security release watch: OpenSSL, curl, nginx, Node.js

**Use case:** 

Watch OpenSSL, curl and nginx releases and the Node.js security-release feed. Each new version or announcement is one item, flagged when its notes mention a security fix, with the CVE and GHSA ids they name. The flags come from the release text; this is not a vulnerability scanner. Schedule it and later runs report only what is new. Not affiliated with these projects.

## Input

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "openssl/openssl",
    "curl/curl",
    "nginx/nginx",
    "https://nodejs.org/en/feed/vulnerability.xml"
  ],
  "onlyNewVersions": true,
  "firstRunItems": 5,
  "maxNewItemsPerSource": 20,
  "resetState": false,
  "includePrereleases": false,
  "maxNotesChars": 125000,
  "githubTagsFallback": true,
  "requestsPerMinutePerHost": 60
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "version": {
    "label": "Version",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "event": {
    "label": "Event",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "breaking": {
    "label": "Breaking",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "security": {
    "label": "Security",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "prerelease": {
    "label": "Pre-release",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Changelog & Release Notes Monitor: GitHub, CHANGELOG.md, RSS Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Security release watch: OpenSSL, curl, nginx, Node.js". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/yXbgndSKjVRFtpEBk) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Security release watch: OpenSSL, curl, nginx, Node.js" task

The Changelog & Release Notes Monitor: GitHub, CHANGELOG.md, RSS Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like sources, only report versions that are new since the last run (for scheduled runs), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Security release watch: OpenSSL, curl, nginx, Node.js" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as source, version, date, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Security release watch: OpenSSL, curl, nginx, Node.js" task via API](https://apify.com/lathesmith/changelog-release-notes-watcher.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Changelog & Release Notes Monitor: GitHub, CHANGELOG.md, RSS](https://apify.com/lathesmith/changelog-release-notes-watcher.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/lathesmith/changelog-release-notes-watcher.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/lathesmith/changelog-release-notes-watcher.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).