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Image VEX Output

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Image VEX Output

Kubescape image scans can attach VEX status data to vulnerabilities. When a scan result includes VEX data, human-readable image vulnerability tables include two extra columns:

  • VEX Status
  • VEX Justification

Example:

SeverityVulnerabilityComponentVersionFixed inImageVEX StatusVEX Justification
HighCVE-2026-0001openssl1.0.0nginx:latestnot_affectedcomponent_not_present

When no vulnerability has VEX data, Kubescape keeps the existing six-column image vulnerability table unchanged.