# Fast CVE & NVD Vulnerability Scraper — CVSS & KEV (`rbbscrap/fast-cve-vulnerability-scraper`) Actor

Ultra-fast NIST NVD cybersecurity vulnerability scraper. Extract CVE exploit intelligence, CVSS v3.1/v4.0 risk scores, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), CWE weaknesses, and advisory links without browser bloat.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-cve-vulnerability-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Hector](https://apify.com/rbbscrap) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## 🛡️ Fast CVE & NVD Vulnerability Scraper — CVSS Scores & CISA KEV

An enterprise-grade, ultra-fast **NIST NVD & CISA KEV Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Scraper**. Extract critical zero-day vulnerabilities, **CVSS v3.1 / v4.0 risk metrics**, in-the-wild exploitation flags (**CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities**), and official patch deadlines with zero browser overhead on 256MB RAM.

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### 🚀 Key Advantages Over Competitors

| Feature | Legacy Competitors (`ryanclinton`, `pink_comic`) | **Fast CVE & NVD Scraper** (Ours) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **CISA KEV Correlation** | Missing or separate tool | **Unified CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities badge & deadlines** |
| **CVSS Coverage** | Basic base score only | **Complete CVSS v3.1 / v4.0 metrics, vector string & attack vector** |
| **Weakness Taxonomy** | Unstructured text | **Normalized CWE weakness enumeration IDs (CWE-20, CWE-89, etc.)** |
| **Execution Performance** | Frequent timeouts / rate-limit failures | **Sub-second direct REST queries on 256MB RAM** |
| **Resilience Baseline** | Breaks when NIST throttles API | **100% Guaranteed Non-Empty Output (Verified Threat Baseline)** |
| **Advisory Deep Links** | Missing | **Direct canonical NIST NVD vulnerability details URL** |

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### 💼 High-Value Use Cases

- **DevSecOps & Software Supply Chain Security**: Continuously scan dependencies (npm, PyPI, Maven, Go) for known vulnerabilities.
- **Enterprise CISO & SOC Threat Prioritization**: Filter by CISA KEV to identify vulnerabilities actively exploited by ransomware and state-sponsored APT groups.
- **Cyber Insurance & Risk Underwriting**: Quantify an insured company's exposure to critical CVSS 9.0+ unpatched exploits.
- **Bug Bounty & Security Research**: Monitor new CVE disclosures in real-time across Apache, Linux kernel, Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows, and Cisco systems.

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `keywordSearch` | String | `"log4j"` | Software name, vendor, or vulnerability keyword. |
| `cveId` | String | `""` | Exact CVE identifier (e.g. `'CVE-2021-44228'`). Overrides keyword search. |
| `cisaKevOnly` | Boolean | `false` | Return only vulnerabilities on CISA's Known Exploited catalog. |
| `minCvssScore` | Number | `0` | Minimum CVSS base score threshold (e.g. `7.0` for High/Critical). |
| `maxItems` | Number | `30` | Maximum number of CVE records to return. |

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### 📤 Sample Output (JSON)

```json
{
  "cveId": "CVE-2021-44228",
  "published": "2021-12-10T10:15:09.143",
  "lastModified": "2024-08-11T19:33:44.513",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "description": "Apache Log4j2 2.0-beta9 through 2.15.0 JNDI features used in configuration do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP endpoints...",
  "cvssScore": 10.0,
  "severity": "CRITICAL",
  "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "attackVector": "NETWORK",
  "attackComplexity": "LOW",
  "cwe": "CWE-20: Improper Input Validation",
  "isCisaKev": true,
  "cisaActionDue": "2021-12-24",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions or remove affected assets from agency networks.",
  "nvdUrl": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228"
}
```

***

### 🛡️ Integration & Automation

Compatible with **Splunk**, **Datadog**, **Jira**, **Slack**, **Make.com**, and **n8n** via Apify Webhooks and REST API.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywordSearch` (type: `string`):

Software, vendor, or vulnerability keyword (e.g. 'log4j', 'apache', 'ransomware', 'remote code execution', 'openssl').

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

Exact CVE identifier to look up (e.g. 'CVE-2021-44228', 'CVE-2023-38606'). Overrides keyword search.

## `cisaKevOnly` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, returns only vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild cataloged by CISA.

## `minCvssScore` (type: `number`):

Filter vulnerabilities by minimum CVSS severity (e.g. 7.0 for High/Critical, 9.0 for Critical only).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of CVE vulnerability records to return.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings for high-volume threat feed ingestion.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywordSearch": "log4j",
  "cisaKevOnly": false,
  "minCvssScore": 0,
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "keywordSearch": "log4j"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rbbscrap/fast-cve-vulnerability-scraper").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 = { "keywordSearch": "log4j" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rbbscrap/fast-cve-vulnerability-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywordSearch": "log4j"
}' |
apify call rbbscrap/fast-cve-vulnerability-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rbbscrap/fast-cve-vulnerability-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9CT2ocQgFSI02qBDS/builds/22YHHItQK2Ec6gsbV/openapi.json