Govulncheck Integration with DefectDojo
Govvulncheck is the official Go vulnerability scanner developed by the Go security team that analyzes Go codebases and binaries to identify known vulnerabilities in dependencies by cross-referencing the Go vulnerability database (vuln.go.dev), which aggregates data from sources including the National Vulnerability Database, GitHub Advisory Database, and direct maintainer reports. The tool reduces false positives through intelligent static analysis that only reports vulnerabilities in functions actually called by the application code rather than merely imported, providing developers with accurate, low-noise vulnerability detection integrated into CI/CD pipelines, IDEs, and development workflows with support for JSON, SARIF, and VEX output formats.
Data Granularity: What Gets Imported
The following fields are captured from Govulncheck results and surfaced in DefectDojo findings:
| Field | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Finding name from the scan | Matched to the tool's own naming |
| Severity | Critical / High / Medium / Low / Info | Mapped from the tool's own severity scale |
| Description | Finding detail from the report | Includes what the issue is and why it matters |
| Mitigation | Remediation guidance | Where the tool provides it |
Importing Into DefectDojo
Use the DefectDojo import API to create a new Test under the relevant Engagement for your product. The request body:
{
"scan_type": "Govulncheck",
"engagement": "<engagement-id>",
"file": "results.json"
}