Docker Scout cves with vex-location

[jamesbr-ashn]

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I have been attempting to bypass some vulnerabilities on the Microsoft SDK from mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/[email protected]. I have created three documents, each with a statement targeting a separate vulnerability (CVE-2025-26646, CVE-2025-55247, CVE-2025-59375). Below is an example of one of those vex files.

{
  "@context": "https://openvex.dev/ns/v0.2.0",
  "@id": "https://openvex.dev/docs/public/vex-3171d2fb0f688f96c42705c2716806445f662ae0683237a1064be86fa8379d97",
  "author": "[email protected]",
  "version": 1,
  "statements": [
    {
      "vulnerability": {
        "name": "CVE-2025-59375"
      },
      "products": [
        {
          "@id": "pkg:docker/mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/[email protected]"
        }
      ],
      "status": "not_affected",
      "justification": "vulnerable_code_not_in_execute_path"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2025-10-29T16:40:29Z"
}

I am running docker scout cves mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 --vex-location "C:\repos\myrepo\dotnetsdk\8.0\vex\" --only-vex-affected . The results of the analyzed image still show the vulnerabilities and still report the 3 vulnerabilities I am trying to address across 5 files. I have attempted this with and without subcomponents.

   0C     1H     0M     2L  expat 2.5.0-1+deb12u2
pkg:deb/debian/[email protected]%2Bdeb12u2?os_distro=bookworm&os_name=debian&os_version=12

    x HIGH CVE-2025-59375
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2025-59375
      Affected range : >=2.5.0-1+deb12u2
      Fixed version  : not fixed

    x LOW CVE-2024-28757
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2024-28757
      Affected range : >=2.5.0-1+deb12u2
      Fixed version  : not fixed

    x LOW CVE-2023-52426
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2023-52426
      Affected range : >=2.5.0-1+deb12u2
      Fixed version  : not fixed


   0C     1H     0M     0L  Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core 17.3.4
pkg:nuget/[email protected]

    x HIGH CVE-2025-26646 [External Control of File Name or Path]
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2025-26646
      Affected range : >=17.0.0
                     : <=17.8.3
      Fixed version  : 17.8.29
      CVSS Score     : 8.0
      CVSS Vector    : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


   0C     1H     0M     0L  Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core 17.11.31
pkg:nuget/[email protected]

    x HIGH CVE-2025-55247 [Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')]
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2025-55247
      Affected range : >=17.11.0
                     : <=17.11.31
      Fixed version  : 17.11.48
      CVSS Score     : 7.3
      CVSS Vector    : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


   0C     1H     0M     0L  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core 17.11.31
pkg:nuget/[email protected]

    x HIGH CVE-2025-55247 [Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')]
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2025-55247
      Affected range : >=17.11.0
                     : <=17.11.31
      Fixed version  : 17.11.48
      CVSS Score     : 7.3
      CVSS Vector    : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


   0C     1H     0M     0L  Microsoft.Build 17.11.31
pkg:nuget/[email protected]

    x HIGH CVE-2025-55247 [Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')]
      https://scout.docker.com/v/CVE-2025-55247
      Affected range : >=17.11.0
                     : <=17.11.31
      Fixed version  : 17.11.48
      CVSS Score     : 7.3
      CVSS Vector    : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

I know I must be missing something simple, but my troubleshooting has not unearthed the cause. I'm hoping someone from the community can help me.