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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Supported Versions

Version Supported
0.1.x
< 0.1

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability in sbom-tools, please report it responsibly.

Do NOT open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

How to Report

  1. GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting (preferred): Use the Security Advisories page to privately report a vulnerability.
  2. Email: Send details to the maintainers via the email listed in Cargo.toml.

What to Include

  • A description of the vulnerability and its potential impact
  • Steps to reproduce or a proof of concept
  • The affected version(s)
  • Any suggested fix, if available

What to Expect

  • Acknowledgment within 48 hours of your report
  • Status update within 7 days with an initial assessment
  • Fix timeline depends on severity:
    • Critical/High: Patch release within 7 days
    • Medium: Patch in the next scheduled release
    • Low: Fix queued for a future release
  • You will be credited in the release notes and GitHub Security Advisory (unless you prefer anonymity)
  • We follow coordinated vulnerability disclosure

Scope

The following are in scope:

  • Vulnerabilities in sbom-tools source code
  • Dependency vulnerabilities that affect sbom-tools users
  • Unsafe parsing of untrusted SBOM inputs (e.g., path traversal, resource exhaustion)

The following are out of scope:

  • Vulnerabilities in dependencies that do not affect sbom-tools
  • Issues that require physical access to a machine running sbom-tools
  • Social engineering attacks

Security Practices

This project follows supply chain security best practices:

  • All dependencies are audited with cargo-deny (advisories, licenses, bans, sources)
  • GitHub Actions are pinned to full commit SHAs
  • OpenSSF Scorecard runs weekly to monitor security posture
  • Releases are published to crates.io via Trusted Publishing (OIDC, no long-lived tokens)
  • Dependabot monitors for dependency and GitHub Actions updates

There aren’t any published security advisories