vdb-vuln

Look up a single vulnerability by ID from the Vulnetix VDB, supporting 78+ identifier formats.

The vdb-vuln command retrieves detailed information about a single vulnerability from the Vulnetix Vulnerability Database.

Invocation

/vulnetix:vdb-vuln <vuln-id>

Underlying Command

vulnetix vdb vuln $ARGUMENTS -o json

Accepted Identifier Formats

The command accepts 78+ vulnerability identifier formats, including:

  • Primary: CVE (e.g., CVE-2021-44228), GHSA (e.g., GHSA-jfh8-3a1q-hjz9)
  • Language-specific: PYSEC, GO, RUSTSEC
  • Standards: EUVD, OSV, GSD, VDB, GCVE
  • Vendor: SNYK, ZDI, MSCVE, MSRC, TALOS, EDB, WORDFENCE, PATCHSTACK, MFSA, JVNDB, CNVD, BDU, HUNTR
  • Distribution: RHSA, DSA, DLA, USN, ALSA, RLSA, MGASA, OPENSUSE, FreeBSD, BIT

See the Vulnerability Identifiers reference for the full list.

Flags

FlagTypeDefaultDescription
-o, --outputstringprettyOutput format: json or pretty

Output

The command parses the JSON response and presents a structured summary including:

  • Vulnerability ID and aliases
  • Description
  • CVSS scores (v2, v3, v4 when available)
  • EPSS probability
  • CISA KEV status
  • Affected products and versions
  • References

Examples

Look up a CVE:

/vulnetix:vdb-vuln CVE-2021-44228

Look up a GitHub Security Advisory:

/vulnetix:vdb-vuln GHSA-jfh8-3a1q-hjz9

Look up a Red Hat advisory:

/vulnetix:vdb-vuln RHSA-2025:1730