circl-cve-get
Fetch detailed information for a specific CVE id.
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What circl-cve-get does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call circl-cve-get to retrieve information from Meta Data Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why circl-cve-get is rated Low
This tool retrieves security vulnerability information from an open data API (CIRCL CVE database). The verb 'Fetch' and the action of retrieving 'detailed information' for a CVE record are read-only operations with no side effects. Even though CVE data is security-sensitive, the tool itself performs no destructive, executable, or financial actions—it simply queries and returns data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'circl-cve-get' and description 'Fetch detailed information for a specific CVE id' indicate a retrieval operation that queries existing CVE data without modification, creation, execution, or deletion.
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The rule that runs circl-cve-get safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meta Data Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For circl-cve-get, this is the rule to start with:
circl-cve-get is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every circl-cve-get call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about circl-cve-get
Fetch detailed information for a specific CVE id. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for circl-cve-get: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Meta Data Mcp. Nothing to install.
circl-cve-get is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the circl-cve-get rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for circl-cve-get. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
circl-cve-get is provided by the Meta Data MCP server (pypi:meta-data-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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