Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-4num-xj1a-5kfu",
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            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-11696",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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