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Epss

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pipeworx.ioSecurity0Updated 3d ago

About Epss

Epss is an MCP server for security teams that queries FIRST.org EPSS exploit probabilities. It returns scores for CVEs and ranks likely exploits, helping prioritize patches alongside CVSS severity.

Key features

  1. 01Get EPSS scores for one or more CVEs
  2. 02View CVE percentile rankings
  3. 03List vulnerabilities by EPSS score

Use cases

  1. 01Compare real-world exploit likelihoods
  2. 02Prioritize patches alongside CVSS severity

MCP support

Exposes CVE scoring and vulnerability-ranking tools to MCP clients. It can connect through the Pipeworx gateway or run locally as a stdio MCP server.

Configuration

Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.

Endpointhttps://gateway.pipeworx.io/epss/mcp
Copy install command
Claude CodeTerminal
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.

Tools

Details

From the project README

mcp-epss

FIRST.org EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) MCP.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1879+ live data sources. This is an independent, unofficial integration — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the upstream provider.

Tools

ToolDescription
get_epssEPSS exploit-probability for one or more CVEs. Returns each CVE's EPSS score (0-1 = probability it will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days) and percentile (how it ranks vs all CVEs). Use to gauge real-world exploit likelihood and prioritize patching — complements CVSS severity (a high-severity CVE with low EPSS may be lower urgency than a moderate-severity one with high EPSS).
top_exploitedList the CVEs most likely to be exploited, ranked by EPSS score descending. Answers "which vulnerabilities are most likely to be exploited right now" so you can prioritize patching. EPSS is the probability (0-1) a CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days; this complements CVSS severity rather than replacing it.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epss": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epss/mcp"
    }
  }
}
What this endpoint actually serves

tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epss/mcp returns the tools in the table above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx, discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and is the authoritative answer for a given day.

This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth, connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1879+ data sources. The only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx reaches all of them from either one.

No MCP client? Call it over HTTP

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_epss \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"cve":"CVE-2021-44228"}'

No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_epss. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.

Standalone (no gateway account)

This package also runs as a local stdio MCP server — no Pipeworx account, no gateway round-trip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epss": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-epss"]
    }
  }
}

Or run it directly to confirm it starts:

npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-epss

It speaks MCP over stdin/stdout and answers initialize/tools/list/tools/call for only this pack's tools — none of the shared meta-tools the gateway connection above adds. Same source, same tools, no ask_pipeworx routing.

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Epss data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

MIT

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