CVE Scanner CLI is a command-line security CVE lookup utility designed to help developers, system administrators, and security researchers quickly search and analyze known vulnerabilities from public CVE databases.
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifiers are widely used in cybersecurity to track and reference security flaws in software and systems. This tool simplifies the process of looking up those vulnerabilities directly from the terminal without needing to visit multiple websites or dashboards.
The tool supports two primary search modes:
• CVE ID Search
You can directly query a specific vulnerability using its CVE identifier (for example: CVE-2024-XXXX). The tool fetches structured information such as description, publication date, last modified date, severity scores, and external references.
• Keyword Search
You can search vulnerabilities based on software names, technologies, or general keywords. This is useful when you are exploring potential security issues in a system or library.
The results are displayed in a clean, color-formatted terminal interface using the Rich library, making it easier to read and understand security data at a glance.
Internally, the tool integrates with public vulnerability data sources such as CIRCL and NVD APIs to retrieve up-to-date CVE information. It processes and formats the raw API responses into a structured and human-readable output.
This CLI is designed to be lightweight, fast, and easy to use. It can be executed in interactive mode or via direct command-line arguments, making it suitable for both quick lookups and scripting workflows.
CVE Scanner CLI is especially useful for:
The goal of this tool is to make vulnerability information more accessible directly from the terminal, reducing the need for external tools or manual searches while improving workflow efficiency.
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install cvecli, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install cvecli
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