# Making vulnerability data better for machines (and humans!) with OpenVEX: How Isovalent and Chainguard use OpenVEX

DevFeed: [Making vulnerability data better for machines (and humans!) with OpenVEX: How Isovalent and Chainguard use OpenVEX](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/making-vulnerability-data-better-for-machines-and-humans-with-openvex-how-isovalent-and-chainguard-use-openvex-13144.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/making-vulnerability-data-better-for-machines-and-humans-with-openvex-how-isovalent-and-chainguard-use-openvex>)

Published: 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [openvex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openvex.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [vulnerability management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability-management.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [isovalent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/isovalent.md>), [openvex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openvex.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>), [vulnerability-data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-data.md>), [vulnerability-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-management.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how OpenVEX, an implementation of the Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange, provides a machine-readable specification, software library, and tools for managing vulnerability data. It describes how Isovalent and Chainguard use OpenVEX to reduce fragmented manual processes and improve vulnerability handling.

## Source excerpt

Explore how Chainguard and Isovalent utilize OpenVEX to enhance vulnerability data handling for improved security.