Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/4670?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/4670?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-4ytk-vrqc-mqdg",
    "summary": "privilege escalation",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2017-5123"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2454?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux@4.13.7-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5d9-hr43-cka1"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux@4.13.7-1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2448?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-hardened@4.13.7.a-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5d9-hr43-cka1"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-hardened@4.13.7.a-1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2450?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-lts@4.9.56-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5d9-hr43-cka1"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-lts@4.9.56-1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2452?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-zen@4.13.7-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5d9-hr43-cka1"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-zen@4.13.7-1"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2490?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux@4.13.6-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4ytk-vrqc-mqdg"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux@4.13.6-1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2488?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-hardened@4.13.6.a-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4ytk-vrqc-mqdg"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-hardened@4.13.6.a-1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2480?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-lts@4.9.55-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4ytk-vrqc-mqdg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zf77-dk5w-fqbg"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-lts@4.9.55-1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/2489?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-zen@4.13.6-1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4ytk-vrqc-mqdg"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/linux-zen@4.13.6-1"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5123",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.01713",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.82666",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-30T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5123"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-24",
            "reference_id": "ASA-201710-24",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-24"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-25",
            "reference_id": "ASA-201710-25",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-25"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-26",
            "reference_id": "ASA-201710-26",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-26"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-444",
            "reference_id": "AVG-444",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "High",
                    "scoring_system": "archlinux",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-444"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-445",
            "reference_id": "AVG-445",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "High",
                    "scoring_system": "archlinux",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-445"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-446",
            "reference_id": "AVG-446",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "High",
                    "scoring_system": "archlinux",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-446"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-455",
            "reference_id": "AVG-455",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "High",
                    "scoring_system": "archlinux",
                    "scoring_elements": ""
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-455"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "7.0 - 8.9",
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-4ytk-vrqc-mqdg"
}