Snyk Developer Security Platform

Identifies packages with known-malicious behavior (typosquatting, dependency confusion, backdoored releases), distinct from packages with CVEs in legitimate code.

Traverses the full dependency graph to surface CVEs in indirect dependencies, packages required by your direct dependencies. Direct-only scanning misses the majority of vulnerable code paths in modern polyglot projects.

Opens PRs with upgraded dependency versions that resolve CVEs. Quality differentiation is whether the fix resolves transitive chains or only direct dependencies, and whether the PR is merge-safe without manual review.

Blocks or flags PRs in CI/CD pipelines based on policy-defined thresholds, configurable by severity, CVSS score, exploitability, fix availability, or CVE age. Prevents vulnerable code from merging without requiring zero-tolerance policies.

Scans images stored in registries (ECR, GCR, Artifact Registry, Docker Hub), for vulnerable OS packages and application dependencies at push time or on schedule, without requiring a running container.

Determines whether a vulnerable function is actually reachable and called in the codebase: not merely present in the dependency tree. Reduces actionable CVEs to those with real exploit paths; requires static code analysis on top of dependency scanning.

Exports the dependency inventory as a machine-readable Software Bill of Materials in SPDX or CycloneDX format, consumable by downstream vulnerability scanners, compliance tools, and procurement workflows.

Identifies OSS licenses in the dependency tree and flags conflicts with the project's target license or policy (GPL contamination, copyleft obligations, export-controlled components). Separate from vulnerability detection.

Identifies hardcoded credentials, API keys, tokens, and private keys in source files. Operates on the repository and commit history, not at runtime.

Defines open source policies (banned licenses, blocked packages, version floors, severity gates) as version-controlled rules applied automatically at scan time across repositories.

Prioritizes dependency vulnerabilities using exploitation signals such as EPSS probability and the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, ranking findings by real-world exploitation likelihood rather than CVSS severity alone.