Assess

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name: assess description: > Generic CVE triage: fetch advisories (NVD, GHSA, Go vuln DB), check package presence in dependency manifests, classify verdict, write assessment artifact, and post Jira comment. Project workflows supply repo mapping and branch policy. allowed-tools:

• Bash(bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-fetch-nvd.sh" *)
• Bash(bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-fetch-ghsa.sh" *)
• Bash(bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-fetch-go-vuln.sh" *)
• Bash(bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-compare-versions.sh" *)
• Bash(bash .claude/scripts/jira-ops.sh *)
• Bash(curl *)
• Bash(jq *)
• Bash(python3 *)
• Bash(go *)
• Bash(govulncheck *)
• Bash(npm *)
• Bash(pnpm *)
• Bash(git *)
• Bash(gh *)
• Bash(grep *)
• Bash(find *)
• Read
• Write
• Glob
• Grep
• AskUserQuestion

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Assess CVE Impact

Purpose

Mandatory triage gate before any fix attempt. Gather advisory data, determine whether the project is actually affected, and classify into one of five categories:

Verdict	Meaning
package-bump	Direct dependency bump fixes the CVE
go-stdlib	Go standard library CVE — fix via toolchain/base image
rpm-layer	Package from RPM/base image, not app deps
code-change-required	Fix needs code changes beyond a bump
not-affected	VEX justification applies

Inputs (from caller or env)

Input	Env var	Required
CVE ID	CVE_ID	yes
Package name	PACKAGE	yes
Upstream repo	UPSTREAM_REPO	yes
Git branch to assess	GIT_BRANCH	yes
Jira key	JIRA_KEY	if available
Go module path	GO_MOD_PATH	default .
Artifact output dir	CVE_ARTIFACT_DIR	default artifacts/cve/assess
Clone root	CVE_CLONE_ROOT	default /tmp

Process

1. Fetch advisory data

Run the advisory scripts (fall back to Jira description if APIs fail):

bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-fetch-nvd.sh" "$CVE_ID"
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-fetch-ghsa.sh" "$CVE_ID"
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-fetch-go-vuln.sh" "$CVE_ID"

Extract: affected range, fixed version, ecosystem, affected symbols.

2. Clone repo and checkout branch

REPO_DIR="${CVE_CLONE_ROOT}/assess-${UPSTREAM_REPO//\//__}"
gh repo clone "$UPSTREAM_REPO" "$REPO_DIR" -- --depth=1 2>/dev/null || true
if [ ! -d "$REPO_DIR" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Failed to clone $UPSTREAM_REPO" >&2
  exit 1
fi
cd "$REPO_DIR"
git fetch origin "$GIT_BRANCH" --depth=1 2>/dev/null || \
  git fetch origin "${CVE_DEFAULT_BRANCH:-master}" --depth=1
git checkout "$GIT_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || git checkout "${CVE_DEFAULT_BRANCH:-master}"

3. Check package presence and extract version

Search manifests:

grep -ri "${PACKAGE}" requirements*.txt setup.py pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null
grep -i "${PACKAGE}" "${GO_MOD_PATH}/go.mod" 2>/dev/null
grep -i "${PACKAGE}" package.json */package.json 2>/dev/null

Extract installed version from the relevant manifest/lockfile.

4. Classify verdict

Go stdlib — package matches ^(crypto|net|encoding|math|os|syscall|archive|compress|html|image|mime|path|regexp|text|unicode)/:

→ go-stdlib

Version check — use compare-versions script:

bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cve-compare-versions.sh" "$INSTALLED_VERSION" "$FIXED_VERSION"

• affected → package-bump
• not-affected → VEX "Vulnerable Code not Present"
• equal → not-affected

Not in manifests — check container build files if CONTAINERFILE_PATH is set. RPM/base image source → rpm-layer. Otherwise → not-affected (Component not Present).

Ambiguous — run symbol analysis:

• Go: govulncheck -show verbose ./... — Informational → not in execute path
• Python: grep imports and affected function names
• Node: npm ls / pnpm ls + grep source usage

Breaking changes in advisory → code-change-required

5. Write assessment artifact

Use templates/assessment-artifact.md as the structure. Save to:

${CVE_ARTIFACT_DIR}/${CVE_ID}.md

6. Post Jira comment

If JIRA_KEY is set, post via jira-ops.sh comment using the appropriate template for the verdict. Prefix with ${CVE_JIRA_COMMENT_PREFIX:-[Phase: Assess]}.

7. Cleanup

Remove clone unless verdict is package-bump or go-stdlib (fix phase may reuse).

Output

• Assessment artifact at ${CVE_ARTIFACT_DIR}/${CVE_ID}.md
• Verdict returned to the caller for routing