Sonu Kapoor’s Post

I was interviewed by Shweta Sharma at CSO Online about CVE Lite CLI, the OWASP project I created to help JavaScript and TypeScript developers catch and remediate dependency vulnerabilities earlier in the development workflow. The article captures the core idea behind the project well: As AI coding assistants speed up software development, dependency decisions are happening faster, too. That does not mean security checks should become more magical. In fact, I think the opposite is true. Some parts of security tooling should stay boring, repeatable, and auditable. That is why CVE Lite CLI keeps the actual vulnerability analysis deterministic. It scans lockfiles locally, uses OSV data, separates direct and transitive issues, provides fixed-version hints where available, and helps developers understand a practical remediation path before the problem becomes a CI failure. The goal is not to replace enterprise SCA platforms. The goal is to give developers earlier, clearer feedback at the point where dependency risk is introduced. My favourite line from the interview is still this: “I do not think AI should decide whether a CVE exists. That part needs to be boring, repeatable, and auditable.” Thank you, Shweta, for covering the project and for framing the bigger issue so clearly. Article: https://lnkd.in/e96JXDZG OWASP project: https://lnkd.in/eMCSFdJ2 #OWASP #CyberSecurity #AppSec #OpenSource #JavaScript #TypeScript #SoftwareSupplyChain #DevSecOps #AI