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Tenable Exports (Vulnerabilities) API

The Exports (Vulnerabilities) API from Tenable — 5 operation(s) for exports (vulnerabilities).

Tenable Exports (Vulnerabilities) API is one of 107 APIs that Tenable publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Exports (Vulnerabilities). The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 21 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.tenable.com/downloads/api/v2.

5 operations 5 paths 21 schemas 3 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://cloud.tenable.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Tenable Exports (Vulnerabilities) API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Bearer). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • Bearer — Example: Bearer {{token}}

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 3 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Exports (Vulnerabilities) 5
POST
/vulns/export
Export vulnerabilities
exports-vulns-request-export body → 200400401403409429500
GET
/vulns/export/{export_uuid}/status
Get vulnerability export status
exports-vulns-export-status 1 param → 200400401403404429500
GET
/vulns/export/status
List vuln export jobs
exports-vulns-export-status-recent → 200400401403429500
GET
/vulns/export/{export_uuid}/chunks/{chunk_id}
Download vulnerabilities chunk
exports-vulns-download-chunk 2 params → 200400401403404429500
POST
/vulns/export/{export_uuid}/cancel
Cancel vuln export
exports-vulns-export-cancel 1 param → 200400401403404429500

Schemas 21

The contract defines 21 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Export_Vulnerabilities_plugin (60 properties), Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-chunk (21 properties), Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-export-chunk-asset (17 properties), Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-export-status (13 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Export_Vulnerabilities_software-vuln-fix
object
Fix information for a vulnerable software package.
2 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-export-jobs
object
10 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_vpr_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities based on their Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR) version 1 score. You can define score ranges using properties such as gte (greater t…
6 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_software-vuln-item
object
Software package attribution data for a vulnerability finding.
12 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss3_vector
object
Additional CVSSv3 metrics for the vulnerability.
7 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss_vector
object
Additional CVSSv2 metrics for the vulnerability.
7 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss4_threat_vector
object
An object representing the CVSS v4.0 Threat metrics for the vulnerability. These metrics provide context on current, observed threat activity in the wild, such…
3 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_scan-information
object
Information about the latest scan that detected the vulnerability.
4 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_epss_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities by their Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) score, expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100. You can combine properties to define…
6 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_ErrorResponse
object
3 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_time_taken_to_fix_filter
object
Returns vulnerabilities based on how long (in seconds) that it took your organization to fix. Your export results will only include vulnerabilities in the fixe…
2 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss3_temporal_vector
object
CVSSv3 temporal metrics for the vulnerability.
4 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-export-status
object
Information about the specified vulnerabilities export job.
13 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_vpr_v2_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities based on their Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR) version 2 score. This enhanced version is labeled VPR (Beta) in the user interface.…
6 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-chunk
object
A chunk of vulnerabilities.
21 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_response-vulns-export-chunk-asset
object
Information about the asset where the scan detected the vulnerability.
17 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss_temporal_vector
object
CVSSv2 temporal metrics for the vulnerability.
4 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss4_vector
object
An object representing the full set of CVSS v4.0 base metrics for the vulnerability. These metrics define the intrinsic characteristics of the vulnerability, i…
12 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_cvss4_filter
object
Filters vulnerabilities based on their CVSS version 4 (CVSSv4) base score. You can specify score ranges using the provided comparison properties. For example,…
6 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_plugin
object
Information about the plugin that detected the vulnerability.
60 properties
Export_Vulnerabilities_port
object
Information about the port the scanner used to connect to the asset.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tenable-exports-vulnerabilities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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