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Find and fix vulnerable Maven/Gradle dependencies

Recipe IDorg.openrewrite.java.dependencies.DependencyVulnerabilityCheck

Artifactorg.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-java-security

This software composition analysis (SCA) tool detects and upgrades dependencies with publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. This recipe both generates a report of vulnerable dependencies and upgrades to newer versions with fixes. This recipe by default only upgrades to the latest patch version. If a minor or major upgrade is required to reach the fixed version, this can be controlled using the maximumUpgradeDelta option. Vulnerability information comes from the GitHub Security Advisory Database, which aggregates vulnerability data from several public databases, including the National Vulnerability Database maintained by the United States government. Upgrades dependencies versioned according to Semantic Versioning.

Customizing Vulnerability Data

This recipe can be customized by extending DependencyVulnerabilityCheckBase and overriding the vulnerability data sources:

• baselineVulnerabilities(ExecutionContext ctx): Provides the default set of known vulnerabilities. The base implementation loads vulnerability data from the GitHub Security Advisory Database CSV file using ResourceUtils.parseResourceAsCsv(). Override this method to replace the entire vulnerability dataset with your own curated list.

• supplementalVulnerabilities(ExecutionContext ctx): Allows adding custom vulnerability data beyond the baseline. The base implementation returns an empty list. Override this method to add organization-specific vulnerabilities, internal security advisories, or vulnerabilities from additional sources while retaining the baseline GitHub Advisory Database.

Both methods return List<Vulnerability> objects. Vulnerability data can be loaded from CSV files using ResourceUtils.parseResourceAsCsv(path, Vulnerability.class, consumer) or constructed programmatically. To customize, extend DependencyVulnerabilityCheckBase and override one or both methods depending on your needs. For example, override supplementalVulnerabilities() to add custom CVEs while keeping the standard vulnerability database, or override baselineVulnerabilities() to use an entirely different vulnerability data source. Last updated: 2026-06-15T1301.

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Options

5 parameters

5 optional

Parameter	Example	Type	Required
cvePattern	CVE-2023-.*	String	Optional
Only fix vulnerabilities matching this regular expression pattern. This allows filtering to specific CVEs or CVE ranges. For example, CVE-2023-.* will only check for CVEs from 2023, CVE-(2022|2023)-.* will check for CVEs from 2022 or 2023, CVE-2021-44228|CVE-2022-23305 will check for those specific CVEs. If not specified, all CVEs will be checked (subject to other filters).
maximumUpgradeDelta	patch	UpgradeDelta	Optional
The maximum difference to allow when suggesting a dependency version upgrade. Patch version upgrades are the default and safest option, as patch releases assert full backwards compatibility with no breaking changes. Minor version upgrades can introduce new features but do not _typically_ include breaking changes. Major version upgrades will typically require code changes above and beyond this recipe.
minimumSeverity	moderate	String	Optional
Only fix vulnerabilities with a severity level equal to or higher than the specified minimum. Vulnerabilities are classified as low, moderate, high, or critical based on their potential impact. Default is low, which includes all severity levels.
overrideTransitive	false	Boolean	Optional
When enabled transitive dependencies with vulnerabilities will have their versions overridden. By default only direct dependencies have their version numbers upgraded.
scope	runtime	String	Optional
Match dependencies with the specified scope. Default is runtime. An explanation of what each scope means can be found in the [Apache Maven documentation](https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html#Dependency_Scope).

Examples

groovy

Parameter	Value
scope	null
overrideTransitive	true
maximumUpgradeDelta	null
minimumSeverity	null
cvePattern	null

Unchanged

public class A {}

groovy

Before

plugins { id 'java' }
repositories { mavenCentral() }

dependencies {
    implementation 'org.openrewrite:rewrite-java:7.0.0'
}

After

plugins { id 'java' }
repositories { mavenCentral() }

dependencies {
    constraints {
        implementation('io.github.classgraph:classgraph:4.8.112') {
            because 'CVE-2021-47621'
        }
        implementation('com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.12.7.1') {
            because 'CVE-2020-36518, CVE-2021-46877, CVE-2022-42003, CVE-2022-42004'
        }
    }

    implementation 'org.openrewrite:rewrite-java:7.0.0'
}

Diff

--- build.gradle
+++ build.gradle
@@ -5,0 +5,9 @@

dependencies {
+   constraints {
+       implementation('io.github.classgraph:classgraph:4.8.112') {
+           because 'CVE-2021-47621'
+       }
+       implementation('com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.12.7.1') {
+           because 'CVE-2020-36518, CVE-2021-46877, CVE-2022-42003, CVE-2022-42004'
+       }
+   }
+
    implementation 'org.openrewrite:rewrite-java:7.0.0'

xml

Parameter	Value
scope	null
overrideTransitive	true
maximumUpgradeDelta	null
minimumSeverity	null
cvePattern	null

xml

Before

<project>
  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.openrewrite</groupId>
      <artifactId>rewrite-java</artifactId>
      <version>7.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>

After

<project>
  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>
  <dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
      <!-- CVE-2020-36518, CVE-2021-46877, CVE-2022-42003, CVE-2022-42004 -->
      <dependency>
        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
        <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
        <version>2.12.7.1</version>
      </dependency>
      <!-- CVE-2021-47621 -->
      <dependency>
        <groupId>io.github.classgraph</groupId>
        <artifactId>classgraph</artifactId>
        <version>4.8.112</version>
      </dependency>
    </dependencies>
  </dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.openrewrite</groupId>
      <artifactId>rewrite-java</artifactId>
      <version>7.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>

Diff

--- pom.xml
+++ pom.xml
@@ -5,0 +5,16 @@
  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>
+ <dependencyManagement>
+   <dependencies>
+     <!-- CVE-2020-36518, CVE-2021-46877, CVE-2022-42003, CVE-2022-42004 -->
+     <dependency>
+       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+       <version>2.12.7.1</version>
+     </dependency>
+     <!-- CVE-2021-47621 -->
+     <dependency>
+       <groupId>io.github.classgraph</groupId>
+       <artifactId>classgraph</artifactId>
+       <version>4.8.112</version>
+     </dependency>
+   </dependencies>
+ </dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>

Example 3

Parameter	Value
scope	null
overrideTransitive	true
maximumUpgradeDelta	none
minimumSeverity	null
cvePattern	null

Unchanged

project

Usage

Run this recipe

This recipe has no required configuration options. Users of Moderne can run it via the Moderne CLI.

You will need to have configured the Moderne CLI on your machine before you can run the following command.

shell

mod run . --recipe DependencyVulnerabilityCheck

If the recipe is not available locally, then you can install it using:

mod config recipes jar install org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-java-security:3.33.1

Data tables

Maven metadata failures

org.openrewrite.maven.table.MavenMetadataFailures

Attempts to resolve maven metadata that failed.

Column	Description
Group id	The groupId of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Artifact id	The artifactId of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Version	The version of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Maven repository	The URL of the Maven repository that the metadata download failed on.
Snapshots	Does the repository support snapshots.
Releases	Does the repository support releases.
Failure	The reason the metadata download failed.

Vulnerability report

org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.table.VulnerabilityReport

A vulnerability report that includes detailed information about the affected artifact and the corresponding CVEs.

Column	Description
Project	The name of the project / module taking the dependency. Relevant in repositories with multiple modules.
CVE	The CVE number.
Group	The first part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION.
Artifact	The second part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION.
Version	The resolved version.
Fixed in version	The minimum version that is no longer vulnerable.
Last affected version	The last version which was vulnerable.
Version within delta	The difference between the version in use and the fixed version is within the configured maximum version delta. The recipe attempted to upgrade the version in use to a fixed version.
Summary	The summary of the CVE.
Base score	The calculated base score.
Depth	Zero for direct dependencies.
CWEs	Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers; semicolon separated.
EPSS	EPSS probability score (0.0 to 1.0), or null if no EPSS data available.

Dependency origins report

org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.table.DependencyOriginsReport

A report that maps dependencies to their originating root node represented as dependency graph. The information can be used to understand which direct dependencies are responsible for bringing in specific transitive dependencies.

Column	Description
Group	The first part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION.
Artifact	The second part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION.
Version	The resolved version.
Depth	Zero for direct dependencies.
Dependency graph	The dependency path showing how this vulnerable dependency is included in the project.

Source files that had results

org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults

Source files that were modified by the recipe run.

Column	Description
Source path before the run	The source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run.
Source path after the run	A recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Parent of the recipe that made changes	In a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all.
Recipe that made changes	The specific recipe that made a change.
Estimated time saving	An estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds.
Cycle	The recipe cycle in which the change was made.

Source files that had search results

org.openrewrite.table.SearchResults

Search results that were found during the recipe run.

Column	Description
Source path of search result before the run	The source path of the file with the search result markers present.
Source path of search result after run the run	A recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Result	The trimmed printed tree of the LST element that the marker is attached to.
Description	The content of the description of the marker.
Recipe that added the search marker	The specific recipe that added the Search marker.

Source files that errored on a recipe

org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileErrors

The details of all errors produced by a recipe run.

Column	Description
Source path	The file that failed to parse.
Recipe that made changes	The specific recipe that made a change.
Stack trace	The stack trace of the failure.

Recipe performance

org.openrewrite.table.RecipeRunStats

Statistics used in analyzing the performance of recipes.

Column	Description
The recipe	The recipe whose stats are being measured both individually and cumulatively.
Source file count	The number of source files the recipe ran over.
Source file changed count	The number of source files which were changed in the recipe run. Includes files created, deleted, and edited.
Cumulative scanning time (ns)	The total time spent across the scanning phase of this recipe.
Max scanning time (ns)	The max time scanning any one source file.
Cumulative edit time (ns)	The total time spent across the editing phase of this recipe.
Max edit time (ns)	The max time editing any one source file.