Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/42470?format=api
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"http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/python@2.4.3-24.el5_3%3Farch=6" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-1721.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-1721.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-1721", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.28409", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96543", "published_at": "2026-05-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31083", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96726", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31083", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96727", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31083", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.96732", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.31083", "scoring_system": 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