# CVEs Search API Scraper (`dev00/cves-search-apify`) Actor

Programmatically query the CVE vulnerability databases for historical vulnerabilities, packages vulnerabilities, and detailed CVE record files.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dev00/cves-search-apify.md
- **Developed by:** [dev00](https://apify.com/dev00) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 cves vulnerability search & lookups

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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

## 🔗 CVEs Search API Scraper Actor

Programmatically query the CVE vulnerability databases for historical vulnerabilities, packages vulnerabilities, and detailed CVE record files.

This Actor connects to a high-performance Cloudflare Worker edge gateway to perform CVE keyword searches and fetch CVE specifications directly from Mitre and CISA databases. It saves results to both the Apify dataset (for bulk downloads) and the default Key-Value Store under the `OUTPUT` key (for single-record integrations).

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### 🌟 Key Features

- **Vulnerability Keyword Search**: Search CVE descriptions and names matching phrases like `drupal`, `wordpress`, `log4j`, `openssl`.
- **Vulnerability Record Details**: Retrieve full CVE JSON schema v5 records containing CVSS scores, affected packages, versions, vendors, and references.
- **CISA ADP Vulnrichment**: Integrates SSVC, KEV status, and coordinator remediation credentials.
- **Structured Auditing**: Saves complete raw JSON outputs under the Key-Value Store `OUTPUT` key for easy scripting.

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Description | Prefill Example |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Endpoint Action** | `string` | Choose the operation: `search` or `details`. | `search` |
| **Search Query** | `string` | The keyword or product name to query (e.g. `drupal`). | `drupal` |
| **CVE ID** | `string` | The target CVE ID to look up (e.g. `CVE-2026-9082`). | `CVE-2026-9082` |
| **From** | `integer` | Pagination offset (for search). | `0` |
| **Size** | `integer` | Number of records to return (for search). | `250` |
| **Sort Property** | `string` | Parameter to sort search results (default `cveId`). | `cveId` |
| **Sort Order** | `string` | Order of sorting: `desc` or `asc`. | `desc` |

#### Input JSON Example

```json
{
  "endpoint": "search",
  "q": "drupal",
  "from": 0,
  "size": 10
}
```

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### 📤 Output Data Structure

#### Output JSON Example (Search)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "total": 1250,
    "hits": [
      {
        "_index": "cve-index2-prd",
        "_id": "CVE-2026-9082",
        "_source": {
          "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
          "dataVersion": "5.2",
          "cveMetadata": {
            "cveId": "CVE-2026-9082",
            "state": "PUBLISHED"
          },
          "containers": {
            "cna": {
              "title": "Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection",
              "affected": [
                {
                  "vendor": "Drupal",
                  "product": "Drupal core"
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

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### 💳 Monetization & Cost

This Actor utilizes the **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)** pricing model on the Apify Store:

- **Event Name**: `cve-scan`
- **Price per event**: **$0.005** per successful execution.

# Actor input Schema

## `endpoint` (type: `string`):

Choose which search operation to execute.

## `q` (type: `string`):

The product or keyword to scan (e.g. 'drupal'). Required when endpoint is 'search'.

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

The target CVE code to retrieve details for (e.g. 'CVE-2026-9082'). Required when endpoint is 'details'.

## `from` (type: `integer`):

Pagination offset for keyword searches.

## `size` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to return (up to 250).

## `sortProperty` (type: `string`):

Sorting parameter key.

## `sortOrder` (type: `string`):

Sorting order direction.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "endpoint": "search",
  "q": "drupal",
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-9082",
  "from": 0,
  "size": 250,
  "sortProperty": "cveId",
  "sortOrder": "desc"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `keyValueStoreResult` (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 = {
    "endpoint": "search",
    "q": "drupal",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-9082",
    "from": 0,
    "size": 250
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dev00/cves-search-apify").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 = {
    "endpoint": "search",
    "q": "drupal",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-9082",
    "from": 0,
    "size": 250,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dev00/cves-search-apify").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 '{
  "endpoint": "search",
  "q": "drupal",
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-9082",
  "from": 0,
  "size": 250
}' |
apify call dev00/cves-search-apify --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dev00/cves-search-apify"
        }
    }
}

```

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/yJpIsYt3MjtykvfjZ/builds/fnEFuo36Z3sNLpb51/openapi.json