NVD

National Vulnerability Database API

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides REST and RSS/Atom APIs for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) data. APIs deliver vulnerability descriptions, CVSS severity scores, affected product lists, and reference links for security monitoring and dependency alerting.

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https://nvd.nist.gov/developers

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: nvd:nvd-overview
name: National Vulnerability Database API
description: The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides REST and RSS/Atom APIs for CVE (Common
  Vulnerabilities and Exposures) data. APIs deliver vulnerability descriptions, CVSS severity scores,
  affected product lists, and reference links for security monitoring and dependency alerting.
humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers
tags:
- Security
- CVE
- Vulnerability
- RSS
- XML
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers