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Concepts for vulnerability reporting and management

Learn core concepts relating to vulnerability reporting and management on GitHub.

About the GitHub Advisory database

The GitHub Advisory Database contains a list of known security vulnerabilities and malware, grouped in three categories: GitHub-reviewed advisories, unreviewed advisories, and malware advisories.

About global security advisories

Global security advisories are CVEs and GitHub-originated advisories affecting the open source world, located in the GitHub Advisory Database.

About exposure to vulnerabilities in your code and in dependencies

Understand how vulnerabilities in your own code and in third-party dependencies contribute to your organization's overall security exposure, and how to measure and reduce that risk.