NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API — CVE

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API — CVE
  description: 'NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API — CVE. 1 operations. Lead operation: Search CVE records. Self-contained
    Naftiko capability covering one National Institute Of Standards And Technology business surface.'
  tags:
  - National Institute Of Standards And Technology
  - CVE
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    NATIONAL_INSTITUTE_OF_STANDARDS_AND_TECHNOLOGY_API_KEY: NATIONAL_INSTITUTE_OF_STANDARDS_AND_TECHNOLOGY_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-cve
    baseUri: https://services.nvd.nist.gov
    description: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API — CVE business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: rest-json-cves-2.0
      path: /rest/json/cves/2.0
      operations:
      - name: getcves
        method: GET
        description: Search CVE records
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: cpeName
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by specific CPE name.
        - name: cveId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Retrieve a specific CVE by its identifier.
        - name: cveTag
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by CVE tag (disputed, unsupported-when-assigned, exclusively-hosted-service).
        - name: cvssV2Metrics
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: cvssV2Severity
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: cvssV3Metrics
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: cvssV3Severity
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: cvssV4Metrics
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: cvssV4Severity
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: cweId
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Filter by Common Weakness Enumeration identifier.
        - name: hasCertAlerts
          in: query
          type: boolean
        - name: hasCertNotes
          in: query
          type: boolean
        - name: hasKev
          in: query
          type: boolean
        - name: hasOval
          in: query
          type: boolean
        - name: isVulnerable
          in: query
          type: boolean
        - name: kevStartDate
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: kevEndDate
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: keywordSearch
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Search description text for keywords.
        - name: keywordExactMatch
          in: query
          type: boolean
        - name: lastModStartDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Last modified start date (max 120-day range).
        - name: lastModEndDate
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: pubStartDate
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Published start date (max 120-day range).
        - name: pubEndDate
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: resultsPerPage
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Maximum results per page (max 2000).
        - name: startIndex
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Zero-based pagination offset.
        - name: sourceIdentifier
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: virtualMatchString
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: versionStart
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: versionStartType
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: versionEnd
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: versionEndType
          in: query
          type: string
        - name: noRejected
          in: query
          type: boolean
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-cve-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API — CVE. One Spectral-compliant resource per
      consumed operation, prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/json/cves/2-0
      name: rest-json-cves-2-0
      description: REST surface for rest-json-cves-2.0.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getcves
        description: Search CVE records
        call: national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-cve.getcves
        with:
          cpeName: rest.cpeName
          cveId: rest.cveId
          cveTag: rest.cveTag
          cvssV2Metrics: rest.cvssV2Metrics
          cvssV2Severity: rest.cvssV2Severity
          cvssV3Metrics: rest.cvssV3Metrics
          cvssV3Severity: rest.cvssV3Severity
          cvssV4Metrics: rest.cvssV4Metrics
          cvssV4Severity: rest.cvssV4Severity
          cweId: rest.cweId
          hasCertAlerts: rest.hasCertAlerts
          hasCertNotes: rest.hasCertNotes
          hasKev: rest.hasKev
          hasOval: rest.hasOval
          isVulnerable: rest.isVulnerable
          kevStartDate: rest.kevStartDate
          kevEndDate: rest.kevEndDate
          keywordSearch: rest.keywordSearch
          keywordExactMatch: rest.keywordExactMatch
          lastModStartDate: rest.lastModStartDate
          lastModEndDate: rest.lastModEndDate
          pubStartDate: rest.pubStartDate
          pubEndDate: rest.pubEndDate
          resultsPerPage: rest.resultsPerPage
          startIndex: rest.startIndex
          sourceIdentifier: rest.sourceIdentifier
          virtualMatchString: rest.virtualMatchString
          versionStart: rest.versionStart
          versionStartType: rest.versionStartType
          versionEnd: rest.versionEnd
          versionEndType: rest.versionEndType
          noRejected: rest.noRejected
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-cve-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API — CVE. One tool per consumed operation, routed
      inline through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: search-cve-records
      description: Search CVE records
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-cve.getcves
      with:
        cpeName: tools.cpeName
        cveId: tools.cveId
        cveTag: tools.cveTag
        cvssV2Metrics: tools.cvssV2Metrics
        cvssV2Severity: tools.cvssV2Severity
        cvssV3Metrics: tools.cvssV3Metrics
        cvssV3Severity: tools.cvssV3Severity
        cvssV4Metrics: tools.cvssV4Metrics
        cvssV4Severity: tools.cvssV4Severity
        cweId: tools.cweId
        hasCertAlerts: tools.hasCertAlerts
        hasCertNotes: tools.hasCertNotes
        hasKev: tools.hasKev
        hasOval: tools.hasOval
        isVulnerable: tools.isVulnerable
        kevStartDate: tools.kevStartDate
        kevEndDate: tools.kevEndDate
        keywordSearch: tools.keywordSearch
        keywordExactMatch: tools.keywordExactMatch
        lastModStartDate: tools.lastModStartDate
        lastModEndDate: tools.lastModEndDate
        pubStartDate: tools.pubStartDate
        pubEndDate: tools.pubEndDate
        resultsPerPage: tools.resultsPerPage
        startIndex: tools.startIndex
        sourceIdentifier: tools.sourceIdentifier
        virtualMatchString: tools.virtualMatchString
        versionStart: tools.versionStart
        versionStartType: tools.versionStartType
        versionEnd: tools.versionEnd
        versionEndType: tools.versionEndType
        noRejected: tools.noRejected
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.