What is cve-search_mcp?
cve-search_mcp is a MCP server by roadwy that query the CVE-Search API: browse vendors and products, get CVEs by ID and list the latest updated CVEs. It is listed under Security and has 107 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | roadwy |
| Repository | roadwy/cve-search_mcp |
| Popularity | 107 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #569 of 4,418 MCP servers; #25 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2025-07-26 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
Is cve-search_mcp safe to install?
cve-search_mcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install cve-search_mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/roadwy/cve-search_mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add cve-search-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http cve-search-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cve-search_mcp for you:
Add the "cve-search_mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/roadwy/cve-search_mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.