NVD Vulnerabilities

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Search CVE vulnerabilities, fetch CVE details, and browse recent disclosures from the NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Tools

search_cves required: query

Search CVE vulnerabilities by keyword. Returns CVE ID, description, severity, and CVSS score.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Keyword(s) to search in CVE descriptions
limit opt number Maximum number of results to return (default 10, max 2000)
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get_cve required: cve_id

Fetch a specific CVE by its ID (e.g. "CVE-2021-44228"). Returns full details including description, severity, and affected products.

Parameters
Name Type Description
cve_id req string CVE identifier, e.g. "CVE-2021-44228"
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recent_cves required: start, end

Fetch CVEs published within a date range. Dates must be ISO 8601 format with timezone (e.g. "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z").

Parameters
Name Type Description
start req string Start date in ISO 8601 format (e.g. "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z")
end req string End date in ISO 8601 format (e.g. "2024-01-31T23:59:59.000Z")
limit opt number Maximum number of results to return (default 10, max 2000)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nvd/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nvd/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_cves","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_cves", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search cve vulnerabilities, fetch cve details, and browse recent disclosures from the nist national vulnerability database");