CVE Search
🐍 🏠 - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for querying the CVE-Search API. This server provides comprehensive access to CVE-Search, browse vendor and product、get CVE per CVE-ID、get the last updated CVEs.
What is CVE Search?
CVE Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to 🐍 🏠 - a model context protocol (mcp) server for querying the cve-search api. this server provides comprehensive access to cve-search, browse vendor and product、get cve per cve-id、get the last update...
🐍 🏠 - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for querying the CVE-Search API. This server provides comprehensive access to CVE-Search, browse vendor and product、get CVE per CVE-ID、get the last updated CVEs.
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Features
- 🐍 🏠 - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for querying the
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
NPM
npx -y cve-searchManual Installation
npx -y cve-searchConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use CVE Search
The cve-search MCP server (published as the 'cve-search' npm package) provides AI assistants with structured access to the CVE-Search API, a comprehensive vulnerability intelligence database. It exposes tools for browsing all known vendors and their products, searching CVEs by vendor/product combination, retrieving full CVE details by ID including CAPEC and CWE mappings, fetching the 30 most recently updated vulnerabilities, and checking database status. Security analysts and developers use it to perform automated threat research, audit dependencies for known vulnerabilities, and integrate real-time CVE data into AI-powered security workflows.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or higher installed
- uv package manager installed (pip install uv)
- Access to a CVE-Search API instance (self-hosted or a public endpoint)
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop, Cline, or Roo Code
Clone the repository
Clone the cve-search_mcp repository from GitHub to get the Python server code.
git clone https://github.com/roadwy/cve-search_mcp.git
cd cve-search_mcpInstall dependencies with uv
Use uv to install all Python dependencies declared in the project lockfile.
uv syncVerify the server starts correctly
Run the server once manually to confirm there are no import errors or missing dependencies before connecting it to an MCP client.
uv run main.pyAdd the server to your MCP client configuration
Open your claude_desktop_config.json and add the cve-search entry. Replace /path/to/cve-search_mcp with the actual directory where you cloned the repo.
{
"mcpServers": {
"cve-search": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/cve-search_mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
],
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}Restart your MCP client
Restart Claude Desktop or whichever MCP client you are using so it loads the new configuration and connects to the CVE-Search server.
CVE Search Examples
Client configuration
Complete claude_desktop_config.json entry for the cve-search MCP server. Update the directory path to your local clone.
{
"mcpServers": {
"cve-search": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users/yourname/cve-search_mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
]
}
}
}Prompts to try
Use these prompts after connecting to perform real vulnerability research through your AI assistant.
- "List all vendors available in the CVE-Search database."
- "Show me all products from vendor 'nginx'."
- "Find CVEs affecting nginx HTTP server."
- "Get the full details for CVE-2021-44228 including CWE and CAPEC data."
- "What are the 30 most recently updated CVEs?"
- "What is the current status of the CVE-Search database and when was it last updated?"Troubleshooting CVE Search
uv is not found when the MCP client tries to start the server
Install uv with 'pip install uv' and ensure it is on your system PATH. You can verify with 'which uv' on macOS/Linux or 'where uv' on Windows.
CVE queries return empty results or connection errors
The server relies on a reachable CVE-Search API. If you are running a self-hosted instance, confirm it is running and the host/port are correct in the server's configuration. Public CVE-Search endpoints may have rate limits.
The server shows 'tools not found' in the MCP client
Ensure the --directory path in your config points to the folder containing main.py (not a parent directory). After editing the config, fully quit and relaunch the MCP client application.
Frequently Asked Questions about CVE Search
What is CVE Search?
CVE Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that 🐍 🏠 - a model context protocol (mcp) server for querying the cve-search api. this server provides comprehensive access to cve-search, browse vendor and product、get cve per cve-id、get the last updated cves. It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install CVE Search?
Install via npm with the command: npx -y cve-search. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).
Which AI clients work with CVE Search?
CVE Search works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is CVE Search free to use?
Yes, CVE Search is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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