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title: Install VulnAPI on Linux | Snap Store
description: 'Get the latest version of VulnAPI for Linux - VulnAPI: An API Security
  Vulnerability Scanner'
url: https://snapcraft.io/vulnapi
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# VulnAPI

[CerberAuth](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/cerberauth "View all snaps from CerberAuth")

* [CerberAuth](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/cerberauth "View all snaps from CerberAuth")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security)

latest/stable 0.10.0

Install latest/stable of VulnAPI

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install vulnapi
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* vulnapi

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 30 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 30 August 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.cerberauth.com](https://www.cerberauth.com/vulnapi/ "https://www.cerberauth.com/vulnapi/")
* [www.cerberauth.com](https://www.cerberauth.com/docs/vulnapi/ "https://www.cerberauth.com/docs/vulnapi/")

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### Contact

* [www.cerberauth.com](https://www.cerberauth.com/ "https://www.cerberauth.com/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi](https://github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi "https://github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi/issues](https://github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi/issues "https://github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/vulnapi#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/vulnapi#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/vulnapi#tab-security)

#### VulnAPI: An API Security Vulnerability Scanner

**VulnAPI** is an open-source Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tool designed to help developers and security engineers scan APIs for common vulnerabilities and weaknesses before attackers can exploit them.

**Scan methods**

* **Curl-like CLI** — point VulnAPI at any API URL with curl-style options for a quick one-off scan
* **OpenAPI contracts** — feed an OpenAPI spec (local file or URL) to scan all documented endpoints automatically

**Discover command**

Before scanning, use the `discover` command to fingerprint a target API: detect exposed files, well-known paths, GraphQL endpoints, OpenAPI specs, and the underlying framework, language, and server.

**What it detects**

* JWT vulnerabilities (alg=none bypass, blank secret, null signature, HMAC confusion, weak secrets)
* Missing or misconfigured security headers (CSP, CORS, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options)
* Unauthenticated endpoint exposure
* And more — see <https://www.cerberauth.com/docs/vulnapi/vulnerabilities> for the full list

**Reports**

Each scan produces a detailed report per operation with risk level, CVSS 4.0 score, OWASP category, and a description of every finding.

**Additional features**

* Proxy support via `--proxy` flag or `HTTP_PROXY` / `HTTPS_PROXY` environment variables
* Anonymous telemetry opt-out with `--sqa-opt-out`

*This tool is intended for authorised security testing and educational purposes only. Never scan systems you do not own or have explicit written permission to test.*

* Documentation: <https://www.cerberauth.com/docs/vulnapi/>
* Source: <https://github.com/cerberauth/vulnapi>

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## Install VulnAPI on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/vulnapi/raspbian)