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Vulnerability Detection

Sttor continuously checks discovered packages against vulnerability intelligence and flags issues with clear context.

Each Vulnerability Finding Typically Includes

  • Package name + version
  • Vulnerability identifier(s) (e.g., CVE where applicable)
  • Severity and impacted version range
  • Fix availability (patched version / recommended upgrade)
  • Where it appears (direct vs transitive path)

Noise reduction principles (so SCA stays usable)

  • Deduping repeated findings across files/paths
  • Collapsing “same vuln, multiple occurrences” into one issue with references
  • Prioritizing findings that are reachable (see next section)