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Decide whether a CVE in a dependency actually exposes your application before you scramble to patch: is the vulnerable function on a real call path from your code, do the trigger preconditions hold, and can an attacker control the input that reaches it. Use when an advisory, SCA scan, or dependency bot flags a CVE and you must separate a genuine exposure from unreachable noise, or justify why you are or are not affected. Covers pinning the vulnerable symbol, call-path reachability…
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# Adjudicating dependency-CVE reachability: affected, or just noisy? A scanner that lists every CVE in your dependency tree is measuring your `package.json`, not your exposure. Most flagged CVEs are unreachable: you never call the vulnerable function, or you call it in a way the bug does not trigger, or no attacker-controlled input gets there. Adjudicating reachability turns a wall of red into the short list that actually matters, and gives you a defensible reason for each one you set aside. ## When to use - An SCA tool, dependency bot, or advisory flagged a CVE in a library you use. - You are drowning in "critical" dependency alerts and need to triage by exposure. - You must justify a "not affected" status (for an auditor, a VEX statement, a customer) with evidence, not a guess. - You are deciding whether an urgent patch is actually urgent for *you*. ## Scope check Authorized source only (your own application and the dependencies it ships). If you can't name the authorization, stop. ## The loop 1. **Pin the vulnerable symbol.** From the advisory and, crucially, the *fix commit*, identify the exact vulnerable function(s) or sink in the dependency …
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unboundcompute/security-agent-skills · 26 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-08 · branch main
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