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Vulners

Modified on: Wed, 4 Nov, 2026 at 3:33 PM

Vulners

Overview

Vulners is a vulnerability intelligence database and API that aggregates CVEs, security bulletins, advisories and public exploits. The Vulners transforms let you search that database directly from the Maltego graph. They return:

  • CVEs affecting a given software name and version
  • Exploits (as URLs) for a given software product or CVE
  • Vulners documents (bulletins) for a given CVE or CPE
  • CVSS and EPSS scores for a CVE
  • The CVEs, affected software and reference links contained in a Vulners document


Vulners Transforms

Search for exploits by software [Vulners]

Searches the Vulners database for exploits for a software product. The query is the software name, followed by the version if one is set on the input entity.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Search for exploits by software [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_exploit_from_software

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.Software

Output Entities

maltego.URL

Short Description

Searches Vulners database for exploits


Search for vulnerabilities by software [Vulners]

Searches the Vulners database for vulnerabilities affecting a software product. Both the software name and the version must be set on the input entity.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Search for vulnerabilities by software [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_vulnerability_from_software

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.Software

Output Entities

maltego.CVE

Short Description

Searches Vulners database for vulnerabilities


Search for CPE [Vulners]

Finds Vulners documents (vulnerability bulletins) for a CPE. If the CPE entity has no version, the version is taken from the CPE string.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Search for CPE [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_document_from_cpe

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.CPE

Output Entities

maltego.vulners.Document

Short Description

Find software vulnerability documents using CPE


Extract CVE from Vulners Document [Vulners]

Extracts the CVEs listed in a Vulners document. Where the document carries a CVSS score, it is set on each CVE. This transform works on the data already in the document and makes no call to the Vulners API, so it needs no API key.

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Extract CVE from Vulners Document [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_cve_from_vulners_document

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.vulners.Document

Output Entities

maltego.CVE

Short Description

Extract CVEs from given Vulners document


Extract Software from Vulners Document [Vulners]

Extracts the affected software (name and version) listed in a Vulners document. This transform works on the data already in the document and makes no call to the Vulners API, so it needs no API key.

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Extract Software from Vulners Document [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_software_from_vulners_document

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.vulners.Document

Output Entities

maltego.Software

Short Description

Extract software from given Vulners document


Get References to Vulners Document [Vulners]

Finds the references (links to advisories, patches and related resources) for a Vulners document and returns them as URLs, each with its CVSS score and type as properties.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Get References to Vulners Document [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_reference_from_vulners_document

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.vulners.Document

Output Entities

maltego.URL

Short Description

Find references to Vulners Document in Vulners database


Get CVSS from CVE [Vulners]

Finds the CVSS v3 information for a CVE. The input CVE is returned with its CVSS score and rating colour set, together with a CVSS entity. If the CVE already carries CVSS v3 data (for example from another Vulners transform), that data is used and the API is not called.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Get CVSS from CVE [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_cvss_from_cve

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.CVE

Output Entities

maltego.CVSS, maltego.CVE

Short Description

Find CVSS info for given CVE in Vulners database


Get EPSS from CVE [Vulners]

Finds the EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) information for a CVE. The input CVE is returned with its EPSS value set, together with an EPSS entity. If the CVE already carries EPSS data, that data is used first.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Get EPSS from CVE [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_epss_from_cve

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.CVE

Output Entities

maltego.EPSS, maltego.CVE

Short Description

Find EPSS info for given CVE in Vulners database


Search database for information on CVE [Vulners]

Finds the Vulners document for a CVE. The document holds the title, description, publication dates, CVSS and EPSS data, CPEs, CWEs, related CVEs and affected software, and is the starting point for the *Extract* and *Get References* transforms.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Search database for information on CVE [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_vulners_document_from_cve

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.CVE

Output Entities

maltego.vulners.Document

Short Description

Find document for given CVE in Vulners database


Search for Exploits [Vulners]

Searches the Vulners database for exploits for a CVE.

Transform Settings

Display Name

Setting Type

Default Value

Optional

Popup

Authentication

Vulners API Key

string

true

false

false

Transform Meta Info

Information

Value

Display Name

Search for Exploits [Vulners]

Transform Name

maltego.jinxpy_vulners.to_exploit_from_cve

Author

Maltego Technologies

Data Source

Vulners

Input Entities

maltego.CVE

Output Entities

maltego.URL

Short Description

Searches Vulners database for exploits



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