National Vulnerability Database CLI

The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards-based vulnerability management data. Search CVEs by keyword, product (CPE name), CVE ID, or date range. Get CVSS scores, affected versions, references, and severity ratings. No API key required (optional for higher rate limits).

Created by @hnshah (Hiten Shah).

Quick Start

1. Install

See Install above.

2. Verify Setup

nvd-pp-cli doctor

This checks your configuration.

3. Try Your First Command

nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes

Usage

Run nvd-pp-cli --help for the full command reference and flag list.

Commands

json

Manage json

• nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes - Search Common Platform Enumeration names to find exact product identifiers for vulnerability lookups.
• nvd-pp-cli json search-cves - Search vulnerabilities by keyword, CVE ID, CPE name, publication date, or CVSS severity.

Output Formats

# Human-readable table (default in terminal, JSON when piped)
nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes

# JSON for scripting and agents
nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes --json

# Filter to specific fields
nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes --json --select id,name,status

# Dry run — show the request without sending
nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes --dry-run

# Agent mode — JSON + compact + no prompts in one flag
nvd-pp-cli json search-cpes --agent

Agent Usage

This CLI is designed for AI agent consumption:

• Non-interactive - never prompts, every input is a flag
• Pipeable - --json output to stdout, errors to stderr
• Filterable - --select id,name returns only fields you need
• Previewable - --dry-run shows the request without sending
• Read-only by default - this CLI does not create, update, delete, publish, send, or mutate remote resources
• Offline-friendly - sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
• Agent-safe by default - no colors or formatting unless --human-friendly is set

Exit codes: 0 success, 2 usage error, 3 not found, 5 API error, 7 rate limited, 10 config error.

Health Check

nvd-pp-cli doctor

Verifies configuration and connectivity to the API.

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/nvd-national-vulnerability-pp-cli/config.toml

Troubleshooting

Not found errors (exit code 3)

• Check the resource ID is correct
• Run the list command to see available items

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