Sidetrip Through the National Vulnerability Database


I tossed together some Python scripts that download and massage the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) data from the NIST/NVD website.

These are throw-away scripts as NIST is ‘retiring’ the batch data feed in December 2023.

I now have 20+ years of easily updatable CVE reports archived with which to populate a Mnesia database. Long term, the CacheNVD project will use the NVD’s web service API to obtain changes and additions.

Now to get back to my Mnesia reading.