# How silent security fixes can evade vulnerability scanners

DevFeed: [How silent security fixes can evade vulnerability scanners](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-haunting-silence-of-cve-unknown-unveiling-the-secrets-of-silent-fixes-13256.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/the-haunting-silence-of-cve-unknown-unveiling-the-secrets-of-silent-fixes>)

Published: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cves.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software-supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>), [vulnerability-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-management.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how silent fixes--security issues corrected without a vulnerability database entry--can evade scanners and remain exploitable. It uses an etcd example involving a fix released in v3.4.10 and describes how Chainguard Images help by being rebuilt and patched daily.

## Source excerpt

Delve into the secrets of silent fixes with 'CVE-unkown,' elevating your code's security with Chainguard.