
Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX): The Standard Revolutionizing Security Operations
"Security teams are drowning in CVEs, yet only a fraction are truly exploitable. VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) is changing the game by enabling smarter, risk-based vulnerability management. Discover how this standard is revolutionizing security operations.
- Product Identification: Hash values and version details of the affected software
- Vulnerability Reference: CVE or CWE ID
- Impact Status: "Affected," "Not Affected," "Fixed," "Risk Mitigated"
- Justification: Technical details supporting the status (e.g., call graph analysis, configuration evidence)
- OWASP CycloneDX VEX Extension: Provides VEX support integrated into SBOM generation tools [^1][^3]
- vexctl: A CLI-based tool for generating and validating VEX documents
- OpenVEX: A cloud-native VEX format developed under the Linux Foundation
- Endor Labs Open Source: Automated SBOM+VEX generation and dependency analysis[^3]
- Anchore Enterprise: VEX management focused on container security
- JFrog Xray: Risk assessment with artifact repository integration
- AWS Security Hub: Automated risk scoring based on VEX
- Azure Defender for Cloud: Container security with VEX metadata
- Google Cloud Security Command Center: Supply chain monitoring with VEX support
- Machine Learning Integration: Automatic determination of VEX statuses using EPSS scores
- Blockchain Verification: Storing VEX documents as immutable records
- IoT Adaptations: A lightweight VEX-Lite format for embedded systems