aquasecurity/trivy

enhancement(cyclonedx): use `component.evidence.occurrences.location` for filapaths and linenumber

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#9832 opened on Nov 20, 2025

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Description

Description

In CycloneDX 1.5, the location and line fields were added under component.evidence.occurrences. These are fields we can use in Trivy:

  1. location can be used instead of property.filePath
  2. line can be used if Trivy supports detecting line numbers for that file

Example:

https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go/blob/72e4629d580624c7d6bd815e2d209a0a62d08047/testdata/valid-evidence.json#L74-L77

Discussed in https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/discussions/9823

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Tech stack
go
Domain
security
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingCycloneDX format knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Look into Trivy's CycloneDX module, specifically how properties are currently used for filePath. Examine the CycloneDX 1.5 spec and the referenced cyclonedx go testdata for evidence. Consider adding location and line fields to the Trivy CycloneDX output. Check if line number detection is already implemented for some file types.