Vulnerability Instance

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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-8h7y-8hwq-bqgj",
    "summary": "insufficient validation",
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            "alias": "CVE-2021-3672"
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            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-3672",
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                    "published_at": "2026-05-30T12:55:00Z"
                }
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            "reference_type": "",
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            "reference_type": "",
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                    "value": "Medium",
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            "reference_type": "",
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            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
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            "cwe_id": 79,
            "name": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')",
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