# CISA KEV Scraper API - Exploited CVE Catalog (`pink_comic/cisa-kev-catalog`) Actor

Search CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities by CVE, vendor, product, ransomware-use, remediation deadline, and added date. Returns source-linked CISA catalog evidence for vulnerability prioritization. KEV does not mean every deployment is vulnerable or compromised.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pink\_comic/cisa-kev-catalog.md
- **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 cisa kev scraper api - exploited cve catalog evidence items

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## CISA KEV Scraper API — Known Exploited CVE Catalog

Search the current official **CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog** for source-linked vulnerability-prioritization evidence. This paid API/scraper is useful for exposure-management queues, remediation-deadline review, security research, vulnerability intelligence, and vendor/product monitoring.

No API key, login, browser, proxy, or unofficial mirror is used. Empty input returns one newest CISA catalog entry, so the first run is deterministic and non-empty while the catalog is available.

### Search inputs

- exact/partial CVE ID, vendor/project, product, vulnerability name, or broad keyword;
- CISA-reported known-ransomware-campaign-use value;
- CISA added-date and required-action due-date ranges;
- records overdue relative to the retrieval day;
- bounded `maxCandidates` catalog scan and total `maxResults` output cap.

```json
{"cveId":"CVE-2026-20316","maxResults":1}
```

```json
{"vendor":"Cisco","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","dateAddedFrom":"2026-01-01","maxCandidates":2000,"maxResults":25}
```

```json
{"overdueOnly":true,"dueDateTo":"2026-12-31","maxResults":50}
```

### Output

Each found record includes CISA's CVE ID, vendor/project, product, vulnerability name, added date, description, required action, due date, ransomware-use field, notes, CWEs, NVD CVE link, catalog version/release time, official feed URL, retrieval time, and bounded-query disclosure. `NO_MATCH`, `INVALID_INPUT`, and `SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE` are explicit dataset items.

Results sort deterministically by newest CISA `dateAdded`, then CVE ID. `maxCandidates` bounds the source entries inspected before filtering; broad searches can be incomplete when `candidateScanBoundApplied=true`.

### Pricing and scope

Pricing is **$0.0001 per start + $0.002 per dataset item**. The one-row default costs at most **$0.0021**. Runtime reduces `maxResults` before retrieval if an Apify total-charge budget requires it.

The source is CISA's current JSON catalog:
<https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json>

CISA KEV means CISA has evidence that a listed vulnerability has been exploited. It does **not** establish that every deployment is vulnerable, internet-exposed, unpatched, or compromised. The catalog is not a complete vulnerability inventory, a live asset scan, an incident determination, or a guarantee of remediation priority for a specific environment. Due dates and required actions are CISA catalog evidence and can change; confirm consequential operational decisions with current vendor, CISA, and environment-specific evidence.

# Actor input Schema

## `cveId` (type: `string`):

Exact or partial CVE identifier, for example CVE-2026-20316.

## `vendor` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive vendor/project substring.

## `product` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive product substring.

## `vulnerabilityName` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive vulnerability-name substring.

## `knownRansomwareCampaignUse` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive CISA value filter, such as Known, Unknown, or Not Known.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive keyword across CVE, vendor, product, name, description, and notes.

## `dueDateFrom` (type: `string`):

Inclusive remediation due-date lower bound in YYYY-MM-DD.

## `dueDateTo` (type: `string`):

Inclusive remediation due-date upper bound in YYYY-MM-DD.

## `dateAddedFrom` (type: `string`):

Inclusive catalog-added lower bound in YYYY-MM-DD.

## `dateAddedTo` (type: `string`):

Inclusive catalog-added upper bound in YYYY-MM-DD.

## `overdueOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Return records whose reported CISA due date was before retrieval day. This is not an asset patch-status determination.

## `maxCandidates` (type: `integer`):

Maximum current catalog entries scanned before local filtering. Broad searches can be incomplete when this bound is reached.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum paid dataset items across the entire search. Default is one row for at most $0.0021 including the $0.0001 start fee.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "cveId": "",
  "vendor": "",
  "product": "",
  "vulnerabilityName": "",
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "",
  "keyword": "",
  "dueDateFrom": "",
  "dueDateTo": "",
  "dateAddedFrom": "",
  "dateAddedTo": "",
  "overdueOnly": false,
  "maxCandidates": 2000,
  "maxResults": 1
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "cveId": "",
    "vendor": "",
    "product": "",
    "vulnerabilityName": "",
    "keyword": "",
    "dueDateFrom": "",
    "dueDateTo": "",
    "dateAddedFrom": "",
    "dateAddedTo": "",
    "maxCandidates": 2000,
    "maxResults": 1
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/cisa-kev-catalog").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "cveId": "",
    "vendor": "",
    "product": "",
    "vulnerabilityName": "",
    "keyword": "",
    "dueDateFrom": "",
    "dueDateTo": "",
    "dateAddedFrom": "",
    "dateAddedTo": "",
    "maxCandidates": 2000,
    "maxResults": 1,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pink_comic/cisa-kev-catalog").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "cveId": "",
  "vendor": "",
  "product": "",
  "vulnerabilityName": "",
  "keyword": "",
  "dueDateFrom": "",
  "dueDateTo": "",
  "dateAddedFrom": "",
  "dateAddedTo": "",
  "maxCandidates": 2000,
  "maxResults": 1
}' |
apify call pink_comic/cisa-kev-catalog --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=pink_comic/cisa-kev-catalog",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dG8V4MPJDzkgRkuiM/builds/GLz9qKhcbdcGGK2Mb/openapi.json