ENGINEERING

Confirm CVE reachability against Sentry runtime traces on PR

Enriches a dependency-bump risk gate with real evidence: it checks whether the vulnerable transitive package actually appears in recent Sentry stack traces.

CategoryEngineering
Enginesim
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerDependency-bump PR openedGitHubGitHub
  • ActionResolve transitive set and fetch advisoriesGitHubGitHub
  • ActionQuery Sentry traces for vulnerable module framesSentrySentry
  • LogicConfirm reachability and decide check result
  • OutputPost reachability-evidenced check to PRGitHubGitHub

What it does

Cuts false positives in CVE gating. Many advisories flag code paths your app never executes. This flow cross-checks each flagged transitive package against module frames seen in recent Sentry events, so a CVE only counts toward a block if the package actually runs in your stack.

When to use it

Use it when your gate blocks too aggressively and reviewers have learned to ignore it. Reachability evidence from production traces makes each block credible and rare.

How it works

  1. 1A GitHub pull_request event fires on a bump PR.
  2. 2The flow resolves the transitive packages and pulls their CVE advisories.
  3. 3For each flagged package it queries Sentry for recent events whose stack frames reference that module.
  4. 4A logic step marks a CVE reachable only when matching frames exist and reachable severity exceeds threshold.
  5. 5It posts a PR check showing each CVE as reachable-confirmed or theoretical, with the linking Sentry events.
  6. 6The check fails only on reachable-confirmed criticals.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect SentryErrors, performance, releases.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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