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Vulnerability Instance

Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/256788?format=api
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{
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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-17gb-vdxv-fqc4",
    "summary": "Incorrect Authorization in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 11.1 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2, allows a user to add comments to a vulnerability which cannot be accessed.",
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