circl_cve_recent

What circl_cve_recent does on UnClick

AI agents call circl_cve_recent to retrieve information from UnClick 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_recent is rated Low

This tool queries a CVE database (CIRCL) and returns vulnerability information. It performs a data retrieval operation without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. While CVE information could be sensitive, the tool itself is a passive read operation with minimal security risk from misuse. Severity is low because providing vulnerability data does not directly enable harm—it is informational only.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the most recently published CVE vulnerabilities' — a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'Get' and the action of querying a vulnerability database for information are characteristic of Read operations.

The rule that runs circl_cve_recent safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and UnClick, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For circl_cve_recent, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "circl_cve_recent": {}
  }
}

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