# cve-search/cve-search

cve-search - a tool to perform local searches for known vulnerabilities

Repository: https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cve-search
Homepage: https://www.cve-search.org/
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: cve-search, common-vulnerabilities, cpe, cve-databases, vulnerabilities, vulnerability-detection, vulnerability-assessment, cve, cve-scanning, cve-entries
Last push: 2026-07-31T22:01:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5232, "days_push": 33, "days_rel": 59, "gap_med": 237.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2642, forks 621 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:06.559148+00:00)

## What it is
cve-search is a tool-set that imports CVE and CPE data into a local MongoDB to enable fast, private searching of known software vulnerabilities. It includes a web interface, CLI query tools, and a web API, avoiding direct public lookups to NVD.

## Use cases
- search for known vulnerabilities in a product locally
- query CVEs by vendor and product without hitting public NVD
- run a private CVE database with a web API
- check if a software version is affected by CVEs
- import and index NVD vulnerability data into MongoDB
- look up CPE names and vulnerability details offline

## When to choose
- you need fast, private CVE lookups without leaking sensitive queries to public databases
- you want a self-hosted vulnerability database with API and web UI
- you process or correlate CVE data programmatically at scale

## When to avoid
- you only need occasional CVE lookups and can use a public API directly
- you don't want to operate MongoDB and an import pipeline
- you need a full vulnerability management or scanning platform rather than a lookup tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, database, security, vulnerability-scanning, api-framework, cli
- domain: security, databases, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted, cli
- tags: cve, cpe, mongodb, vulnerability-database, nvd, web-api, threat-intelligence, linux, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- cve-search/cve-search (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.559148+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:19:03.159815+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.559148+00:00, sha 9aca959bda15)
  - homepage: https://www.cve-search.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:59.934088+00:00, sha 14ceb73ce8ad)
  - site_page: https://www.cve-search.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:59.936543+00:00, sha e205b530f06d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.