Schema URL

Type: object

Properties

bomFormat string required

Specifies the format of the BOM. This helps to identify the file as CycloneDX since BOMs do not have a filename convention nor does JSON schema support namespaces. This value MUST be "CycloneDX".

Values: "CycloneDX"
specVersion string required

The version of the CycloneDX specification a BOM conforms to (starting at version 1.2).

Examples: "1.4"
version integer required

Whenever an existing BOM is modified, either manually or through automated processes, the version of the BOM SHOULD be incremented by 1. When a system is presented with multiple BOMs with identical serial numbers, the system SHOULD use the most recent version of the BOM. The default version is '1'.

Default: 1
Examples: 1
$schema string
Values: "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.4.schema.json"
serialNumber string

Every BOM generated SHOULD have a unique serial number, even if the contents of the BOM have not changed over time. If specified, the serial number MUST conform to RFC-4122. Use of serial numbers are RECOMMENDED.

Examples: "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79"
pattern=^urn:uuid:[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$
metadata object
8 nested properties
timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the BOM was created.

format=date-time
tools tool[]

The tool(s) used in the creation of the BOM.

The person(s) who created the BOM. Authors are common in BOMs created through manual processes. BOMs created through automated means may not have authors.

component object
25 nested properties
type string required

Specifies the type of component. For software components, classify as application if no more specific appropriate classification is available or cannot be determined for the component. Types include:

Values: "application" "framework" "library" "container" "operating-system" "device" "firmware" "file"
Examples: "library"
name string required

The name of the component. This will often be a shortened, single name of the component. Examples: commons-lang3 and jquery

Examples: "tomcat-catalina"
mime-type string

The optional mime-type of the component. When used on file components, the mime-type can provide additional context about the kind of file being represented such as an image, font, or executable. Some library or framework components may also have an associated mime-type.

Examples: "image/jpeg"
pattern=^[-+a-z0-9.]+/[-+a-z0-9.]+$
bom-ref string
supplier object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

author string

The person(s) or organization(s) that authored the component

Examples: "Acme Inc"
publisher string

The person(s) or organization(s) that published the component

Examples: "Acme Inc"
group string

The grouping name or identifier. This will often be a shortened, single name of the company or project that produced the component, or the source package or domain name. Whitespace and special characters should be avoided. Examples include: apache, org.apache.commons, and apache.org.

Examples: "com.acme"
version string

The component version. The version should ideally comply with semantic versioning but is not enforced.

Examples: "9.0.14"
description string

Specifies a description for the component

scope string

Specifies the scope of the component. If scope is not specified, 'required' scope SHOULD be assumed by the consumer of the BOM.

Default: "required"
Values: "required" "optional" "excluded"
hashes hash[]
licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright string

A copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.

Examples: "Acme Inc"
cpe string

Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See [https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe](https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe)

Examples: "cpe:2.3:a:acme:component_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
purl string

Specifies the package-url (purl). The purl, if specified, MUST be valid and conform to the specification defined at: [https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec)

Examples: "pkg:maven/com.acme/[email protected]?packaging=jar"
swid object

Specifies metadata and content for ISO-IEC 19770-2 Software Identification (SWID) Tags.

7 nested properties
tagId string required

Maps to the tagId of a SoftwareIdentity.

name string required

Maps to the name of a SoftwareIdentity.

version string

Maps to the version of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: "0.0"
tagVersion integer

Maps to the tagVersion of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: 0
patch boolean

Maps to the patch of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: false
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

url string

The URL to the SWID file.

format=iri-reference
modified boolean

[Deprecated] - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Use the pedigree element instead to supply information on exactly how the component was modified. A boolean value indicating if the component has been modified from the original. A value of true indicates the component is a derivative of the original. A value of false indicates the component has not been modified from the original.

pedigree object

Component pedigree is a way to document complex supply chain scenarios where components are created, distributed, modified, redistributed, combined with other components, etc. Pedigree supports viewing this complex chain from the beginning, the end, or anywhere in the middle. It also provides a way to document variants where the exact relation may not be known.

6 nested properties
ancestors component[]

Describes zero or more components in which a component is derived from. This is commonly used to describe forks from existing projects where the forked version contains a ancestor node containing the original component it was forked from. For example, Component A is the original component. Component B is the component being used and documented in the BOM. However, Component B contains a pedigree node with a single ancestor documenting Component A - the original component from which Component B is derived from.

descendants component[]

Descendants are the exact opposite of ancestors. This provides a way to document all forks (and their forks) of an original or root component.

variants component[]

Variants describe relations where the relationship between the components are not known. For example, if Component A contains nearly identical code to Component B. They are both related, but it is unclear if one is derived from the other, or if they share a common ancestor.

commits commit[]

A list of zero or more commits which provide a trail describing how the component deviates from an ancestor, descendant, or variant.

patches patch[]

A list of zero or more patches describing how the component deviates from an ancestor, descendant, or variant. Patches may be complimentary to commits or may be used in place of commits.

notes string

Notes, observations, and other non-structured commentary describing the components pedigree.

externalReferences externalReference[]

External references provide a way to document systems, sites, and information that may be relevant but which are not included with the BOM.

components component[]

A list of software and hardware components included in the parent component. This is not a dependency tree. It provides a way to specify a hierarchical representation of component assemblies, similar to system → subsystem → parts assembly in physical supply chains.

uniqueItems=true
evidence object

Provides the ability to document evidence collected through various forms of extraction or analysis.

2 nested properties
licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright copyright[]
releaseNotes object
11 nested properties
type string required

The software versioning type. It is RECOMMENDED that the release type use one of 'major', 'minor', 'patch', 'pre-release', or 'internal'. Representing all possible software release types is not practical, so standardizing on the recommended values, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

  • major = A major release may contain significant changes or may introduce breaking changes.
  • minor = A minor release, also known as an update, may contain a smaller number of changes than major releases.
  • patch = Patch releases are typically unplanned and may resolve defects or important security issues.
  • pre-release = A pre-release may include alpha, beta, or release candidates and typically have limited support. They provide the ability to preview a release prior to its general availability.
  • internal = Internal releases are not for public consumption and are intended to be used exclusively by the project or manufacturer that produced it.
Examples: "major", "minor", "patch", "pre-release", "internal"
title string

The title of the release.

featuredImage string

The URL to an image that may be prominently displayed with the release note.

format=iri-reference
socialImage string

The URL to an image that may be used in messaging on social media platforms.

format=iri-reference
description string

A short description of the release.

timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the release note was created.

format=date-time
aliases string[]

One or more alternate names the release may be referred to. This may include unofficial terms used by development and marketing teams (e.g. code names).

tags string[]

One or more tags that may aid in search or retrieval of the release note.

resolves issue[]

A collection of issues that have been resolved.

notes note[]

Zero or more release notes containing the locale and content. Multiple note objects may be specified to support release notes in a wide variety of languages.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).

manufacture object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

supplier object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

licenses licenseChoice[]
properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

components component[]

A list of software and hardware components.

uniqueItems=true
services service[]

A list of services. This may include microservices, function-as-a-service, and other types of network or intra-process services.

uniqueItems=true
externalReferences externalReference[]

External references provide a way to document systems, sites, and information that may be relevant but which are not included with the BOM.

dependencies dependency[]

Provides the ability to document dependency relationships.

uniqueItems=true
compositions compositions[]

Compositions describe constituent parts (including components, services, and dependency relationships) and their completeness.

uniqueItems=true
vulnerabilities vulnerability[]

Vulnerabilities identified in components or services.

uniqueItems=true
signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).

Definitions

refType string
metadata object
timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the BOM was created.

format=date-time
tools tool[]

The tool(s) used in the creation of the BOM.

The person(s) who created the BOM. Authors are common in BOMs created through manual processes. BOMs created through automated means may not have authors.

component object
25 nested properties
type string required

Specifies the type of component. For software components, classify as application if no more specific appropriate classification is available or cannot be determined for the component. Types include:

Values: "application" "framework" "library" "container" "operating-system" "device" "firmware" "file"
Examples: "library"
name string required

The name of the component. This will often be a shortened, single name of the component. Examples: commons-lang3 and jquery

Examples: "tomcat-catalina"
mime-type string

The optional mime-type of the component. When used on file components, the mime-type can provide additional context about the kind of file being represented such as an image, font, or executable. Some library or framework components may also have an associated mime-type.

Examples: "image/jpeg"
pattern=^[-+a-z0-9.]+/[-+a-z0-9.]+$
bom-ref string
supplier object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

author string

The person(s) or organization(s) that authored the component

Examples: "Acme Inc"
publisher string

The person(s) or organization(s) that published the component

Examples: "Acme Inc"
group string

The grouping name or identifier. This will often be a shortened, single name of the company or project that produced the component, or the source package or domain name. Whitespace and special characters should be avoided. Examples include: apache, org.apache.commons, and apache.org.

Examples: "com.acme"
version string

The component version. The version should ideally comply with semantic versioning but is not enforced.

Examples: "9.0.14"
description string

Specifies a description for the component

scope string

Specifies the scope of the component. If scope is not specified, 'required' scope SHOULD be assumed by the consumer of the BOM.

Default: "required"
Values: "required" "optional" "excluded"
hashes hash[]
licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright string

A copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.

Examples: "Acme Inc"
cpe string

Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See [https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe](https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe)

Examples: "cpe:2.3:a:acme:component_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
purl string

Specifies the package-url (purl). The purl, if specified, MUST be valid and conform to the specification defined at: [https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec)

Examples: "pkg:maven/com.acme/[email protected]?packaging=jar"
swid object

Specifies metadata and content for ISO-IEC 19770-2 Software Identification (SWID) Tags.

7 nested properties
tagId string required

Maps to the tagId of a SoftwareIdentity.

name string required

Maps to the name of a SoftwareIdentity.

version string

Maps to the version of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: "0.0"
tagVersion integer

Maps to the tagVersion of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: 0
patch boolean

Maps to the patch of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: false
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

url string

The URL to the SWID file.

format=iri-reference
modified boolean

[Deprecated] - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Use the pedigree element instead to supply information on exactly how the component was modified. A boolean value indicating if the component has been modified from the original. A value of true indicates the component is a derivative of the original. A value of false indicates the component has not been modified from the original.

pedigree object

Component pedigree is a way to document complex supply chain scenarios where components are created, distributed, modified, redistributed, combined with other components, etc. Pedigree supports viewing this complex chain from the beginning, the end, or anywhere in the middle. It also provides a way to document variants where the exact relation may not be known.

6 nested properties
ancestors component[]

Describes zero or more components in which a component is derived from. This is commonly used to describe forks from existing projects where the forked version contains a ancestor node containing the original component it was forked from. For example, Component A is the original component. Component B is the component being used and documented in the BOM. However, Component B contains a pedigree node with a single ancestor documenting Component A - the original component from which Component B is derived from.

descendants component[]

Descendants are the exact opposite of ancestors. This provides a way to document all forks (and their forks) of an original or root component.

variants component[]

Variants describe relations where the relationship between the components are not known. For example, if Component A contains nearly identical code to Component B. They are both related, but it is unclear if one is derived from the other, or if they share a common ancestor.

commits commit[]

A list of zero or more commits which provide a trail describing how the component deviates from an ancestor, descendant, or variant.

patches patch[]

A list of zero or more patches describing how the component deviates from an ancestor, descendant, or variant. Patches may be complimentary to commits or may be used in place of commits.

notes string

Notes, observations, and other non-structured commentary describing the components pedigree.

externalReferences externalReference[]

External references provide a way to document systems, sites, and information that may be relevant but which are not included with the BOM.

components component[]

A list of software and hardware components included in the parent component. This is not a dependency tree. It provides a way to specify a hierarchical representation of component assemblies, similar to system → subsystem → parts assembly in physical supply chains.

uniqueItems=true
evidence object

Provides the ability to document evidence collected through various forms of extraction or analysis.

2 nested properties
licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright copyright[]
releaseNotes object
11 nested properties
type string required

The software versioning type. It is RECOMMENDED that the release type use one of 'major', 'minor', 'patch', 'pre-release', or 'internal'. Representing all possible software release types is not practical, so standardizing on the recommended values, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

  • major = A major release may contain significant changes or may introduce breaking changes.
  • minor = A minor release, also known as an update, may contain a smaller number of changes than major releases.
  • patch = Patch releases are typically unplanned and may resolve defects or important security issues.
  • pre-release = A pre-release may include alpha, beta, or release candidates and typically have limited support. They provide the ability to preview a release prior to its general availability.
  • internal = Internal releases are not for public consumption and are intended to be used exclusively by the project or manufacturer that produced it.
Examples: "major", "minor", "patch", "pre-release", "internal"
title string

The title of the release.

featuredImage string

The URL to an image that may be prominently displayed with the release note.

format=iri-reference
socialImage string

The URL to an image that may be used in messaging on social media platforms.

format=iri-reference
description string

A short description of the release.

timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the release note was created.

format=date-time
aliases string[]

One or more alternate names the release may be referred to. This may include unofficial terms used by development and marketing teams (e.g. code names).

tags string[]

One or more tags that may aid in search or retrieval of the release note.

resolves issue[]

A collection of issues that have been resolved.

notes note[]

Zero or more release notes containing the locale and content. Multiple note objects may be specified to support release notes in a wide variety of languages.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).

manufacture object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

supplier object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

licenses licenseChoice[]
properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

tool object

Information about the automated or manual tool used

vendor string

The name of the vendor who created the tool

name string

The name of the tool

version string

The version of the tool

hashes hash[]

The hashes of the tool (if applicable).

externalReferences externalReference[]

External references provide a way to document systems, sites, and information that may be relevant but which are not included with the BOM.

organizationalEntity object
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

organizationalContact object
name string

The name of a contact

Examples: "Contact name"
email string

The email address of the contact.

Examples: "[email protected]"
format=idn-email
phone string

The phone number of the contact.

Examples: "800-555-1212"
component object
type string required

Specifies the type of component. For software components, classify as application if no more specific appropriate classification is available or cannot be determined for the component. Types include:

Values: "application" "framework" "library" "container" "operating-system" "device" "firmware" "file"
Examples: "library"
name string required

The name of the component. This will often be a shortened, single name of the component. Examples: commons-lang3 and jquery

Examples: "tomcat-catalina"
mime-type string

The optional mime-type of the component. When used on file components, the mime-type can provide additional context about the kind of file being represented such as an image, font, or executable. Some library or framework components may also have an associated mime-type.

Examples: "image/jpeg"
pattern=^[-+a-z0-9.]+/[-+a-z0-9.]+$
bom-ref string
supplier object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

author string

The person(s) or organization(s) that authored the component

Examples: "Acme Inc"
publisher string

The person(s) or organization(s) that published the component

Examples: "Acme Inc"
group string

The grouping name or identifier. This will often be a shortened, single name of the company or project that produced the component, or the source package or domain name. Whitespace and special characters should be avoided. Examples include: apache, org.apache.commons, and apache.org.

Examples: "com.acme"
version string

The component version. The version should ideally comply with semantic versioning but is not enforced.

Examples: "9.0.14"
description string

Specifies a description for the component

scope string

Specifies the scope of the component. If scope is not specified, 'required' scope SHOULD be assumed by the consumer of the BOM.

Default: "required"
Values: "required" "optional" "excluded"
hashes hash[]
licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright string

A copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.

Examples: "Acme Inc"
cpe string

Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See [https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe](https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe)

Examples: "cpe:2.3:a:acme:component_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
purl string

Specifies the package-url (purl). The purl, if specified, MUST be valid and conform to the specification defined at: [https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec)

Examples: "pkg:maven/com.acme/[email protected]?packaging=jar"
swid object

Specifies metadata and content for ISO-IEC 19770-2 Software Identification (SWID) Tags.

7 nested properties
tagId string required

Maps to the tagId of a SoftwareIdentity.

name string required

Maps to the name of a SoftwareIdentity.

version string

Maps to the version of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: "0.0"
tagVersion integer

Maps to the tagVersion of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: 0
patch boolean

Maps to the patch of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: false
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
url string

The URL to the SWID file.

format=iri-reference
modified boolean

[Deprecated] - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Use the pedigree element instead to supply information on exactly how the component was modified. A boolean value indicating if the component has been modified from the original. A value of true indicates the component is a derivative of the original. A value of false indicates the component has not been modified from the original.

pedigree object

Component pedigree is a way to document complex supply chain scenarios where components are created, distributed, modified, redistributed, combined with other components, etc. Pedigree supports viewing this complex chain from the beginning, the end, or anywhere in the middle. It also provides a way to document variants where the exact relation may not be known.

6 nested properties
ancestors component[]

Describes zero or more components in which a component is derived from. This is commonly used to describe forks from existing projects where the forked version contains a ancestor node containing the original component it was forked from. For example, Component A is the original component. Component B is the component being used and documented in the BOM. However, Component B contains a pedigree node with a single ancestor documenting Component A - the original component from which Component B is derived from.

descendants component[]

Descendants are the exact opposite of ancestors. This provides a way to document all forks (and their forks) of an original or root component.

variants component[]

Variants describe relations where the relationship between the components are not known. For example, if Component A contains nearly identical code to Component B. They are both related, but it is unclear if one is derived from the other, or if they share a common ancestor.

commits commit[]

A list of zero or more commits which provide a trail describing how the component deviates from an ancestor, descendant, or variant.

patches patch[]

A list of zero or more patches describing how the component deviates from an ancestor, descendant, or variant. Patches may be complimentary to commits or may be used in place of commits.

notes string

Notes, observations, and other non-structured commentary describing the components pedigree.

externalReferences externalReference[]

External references provide a way to document systems, sites, and information that may be relevant but which are not included with the BOM.

components component[]

A list of software and hardware components included in the parent component. This is not a dependency tree. It provides a way to specify a hierarchical representation of component assemblies, similar to system → subsystem → parts assembly in physical supply chains.

uniqueItems=true
evidence object

Provides the ability to document evidence collected through various forms of extraction or analysis.

2 nested properties
licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright copyright[]
releaseNotes object
11 nested properties
type string required

The software versioning type. It is RECOMMENDED that the release type use one of 'major', 'minor', 'patch', 'pre-release', or 'internal'. Representing all possible software release types is not practical, so standardizing on the recommended values, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

  • major = A major release may contain significant changes or may introduce breaking changes.
  • minor = A minor release, also known as an update, may contain a smaller number of changes than major releases.
  • patch = Patch releases are typically unplanned and may resolve defects or important security issues.
  • pre-release = A pre-release may include alpha, beta, or release candidates and typically have limited support. They provide the ability to preview a release prior to its general availability.
  • internal = Internal releases are not for public consumption and are intended to be used exclusively by the project or manufacturer that produced it.
Examples: "major", "minor", "patch", "pre-release", "internal"
title string

The title of the release.

featuredImage string

The URL to an image that may be prominently displayed with the release note.

format=iri-reference
socialImage string

The URL to an image that may be used in messaging on social media platforms.

format=iri-reference
description string

A short description of the release.

timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the release note was created.

format=date-time
aliases string[]

One or more alternate names the release may be referred to. This may include unofficial terms used by development and marketing teams (e.g. code names).

tags string[]

One or more tags that may aid in search or retrieval of the release note.

resolves issue[]

A collection of issues that have been resolved.

notes note[]

Zero or more release notes containing the locale and content. Multiple note objects may be specified to support release notes in a wide variety of languages.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).

swid object

Specifies metadata and content for ISO-IEC 19770-2 Software Identification (SWID) Tags.

tagId string required

Maps to the tagId of a SoftwareIdentity.

name string required

Maps to the name of a SoftwareIdentity.

version string

Maps to the version of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: "0.0"
tagVersion integer

Maps to the tagVersion of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: 0
patch boolean

Maps to the patch of a SoftwareIdentity.

Default: false
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
url string

The URL to the SWID file.

format=iri-reference
attachment object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
hash object
alg string required
Values: "MD5" "SHA-1" "SHA-256" "SHA-384" "SHA-512" "SHA3-256" "SHA3-384" "SHA3-512" "BLAKE2b-256" "BLAKE2b-384" "BLAKE2b-512" "BLAKE3"
content string required
Examples: "3942447fac867ae5cdb3229b658f4d48"
pattern=^([a-fA-F0-9]{32}|[a-fA-F0-9]{40}|[a-fA-F0-9]{64}|[a-fA-F0-9]{96}|[a-fA-F0-9]{128})$
hash-alg string
hash-content string
Examples:
  • "3942447fac867ae5cdb3229b658f4d48"
license object

A valid SPDX license ID

Examples: "Apache-2.0"
name string

If SPDX does not define the license used, this field may be used to provide the license name

Examples: "Acme Software License"
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
url string

The URL to the license file. If specified, a 'license' externalReference should also be specified for completeness

Examples: "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"
format=iri-reference
licenseChoice object
license object
One of: variant, variant
4 nested properties

A valid SPDX license ID

Examples: "Apache-2.0"
name string

If SPDX does not define the license used, this field may be used to provide the license name

Examples: "Acme Software License"
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
url string

The URL to the license file. If specified, a 'license' externalReference should also be specified for completeness

Examples: "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt"
format=iri-reference
expression string
Examples: "Apache-2.0 AND (MIT OR GPL-2.0-only)", "GPL-3.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
commit object

Specifies an individual commit

uid string

A unique identifier of the commit. This may be version control specific. For example, Subversion uses revision numbers whereas git uses commit hashes.

url string

The URL to the commit. This URL will typically point to a commit in a version control system.

format=iri-reference
author object

Specifies an individual commit

3 nested properties
timestamp string

The timestamp in which the action occurred

format=date-time
name string

The name of the individual who performed the action

email string

The email address of the individual who performed the action

format=idn-email
committer object

Specifies an individual commit

3 nested properties
timestamp string

The timestamp in which the action occurred

format=date-time
name string

The name of the individual who performed the action

email string

The email address of the individual who performed the action

format=idn-email
message string

The text description of the contents of the commit

patch object

Specifies an individual patch

type string required

Specifies the purpose for the patch including the resolution of defects, security issues, or new behavior or functionality.

Values: "unofficial" "monkey" "backport" "cherry-pick"
diff object

The patch file (or diff) that show changes. Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff

2 nested properties
text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
url string

Specifies the URL to the diff

format=iri-reference
resolves issue[]

A collection of issues the patch resolves

diff object

The patch file (or diff) that show changes. Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff

text object

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
url string

Specifies the URL to the diff

format=iri-reference
issue object

An individual issue that has been resolved.

type string required

Specifies the type of issue

Values: "defect" "enhancement" "security"
id string

The identifier of the issue assigned by the source of the issue

name string

The name of the issue

description string

A description of the issue

source object

The source of the issue where it is documented

2 nested properties
name string

The name of the source. For example 'National Vulnerability Database', 'NVD', and 'Apache'

url string

The url of the issue documentation as provided by the source

format=iri-reference
references string[]

A collection of URL's for reference. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"
identifiableAction object

Specifies an individual commit

timestamp string

The timestamp in which the action occurred

format=date-time
name string

The name of the individual who performed the action

email string

The email address of the individual who performed the action

format=idn-email
externalReference object

Specifies an individual external reference

url string required

The URL to the external reference

format=iri-reference
type string required

Specifies the type of external reference. There are built-in types to describe common references. If a type does not exist for the reference being referred to, use the "other" type.

Values: "vcs" "issue-tracker" "website" "advisories" "bom" "mailing-list" "social" "chat" "documentation" "support" "distribution" "license" "build-meta" "build-system" "release-notes" "other"
comment string

An optional comment describing the external reference

hashes hash[]

The hashes of the external reference (if applicable).

dependency object

Defines the direct dependencies of a component. Components that do not have their own dependencies MUST be declared as empty elements within the graph. Components that are not represented in the dependency graph MAY have unknown dependencies. It is RECOMMENDED that implementations assume this to be opaque and not an indicator of a component being dependency-free.

ref string required
dependsOn refType[]

The bom-ref identifiers of the components that are dependencies of this dependency object.

uniqueItems=true
service object
name string required

The name of the service. This will often be a shortened, single name of the service.

Examples: "ticker-service"
bom-ref string
provider object
3 nested properties
name string

The name of the organization

Examples: "Example Inc."
url string[]

The URL of the organization. Multiple URLs are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com"

A contact at the organization. Multiple contacts are allowed.

group string

The grouping name, namespace, or identifier. This will often be a shortened, single name of the company or project that produced the service or domain name. Whitespace and special characters should be avoided.

Examples: "com.acme"
version string

The service version.

Examples: "1.0.0"
description string

Specifies a description for the service

endpoints string[]

The endpoint URIs of the service. Multiple endpoints are allowed.

Examples: "https://example.com/api/v1/ticker"
authenticated boolean

A boolean value indicating if the service requires authentication. A value of true indicates the service requires authentication prior to use. A value of false indicates the service does not require authentication.

x-trust-boundary boolean

A boolean value indicating if use of the service crosses a trust zone or boundary. A value of true indicates that by using the service, a trust boundary is crossed. A value of false indicates that by using the service, a trust boundary is not crossed.

Specifies the data classification.

licenses licenseChoice[]
externalReferences externalReference[]

External references provide a way to document systems, sites, and information that may be relevant but which are not included with the BOM.

services service[]

A list of services included or deployed behind the parent service. This is not a dependency tree. It provides a way to specify a hierarchical representation of service assemblies.

uniqueItems=true
releaseNotes object
11 nested properties
type string required

The software versioning type. It is RECOMMENDED that the release type use one of 'major', 'minor', 'patch', 'pre-release', or 'internal'. Representing all possible software release types is not practical, so standardizing on the recommended values, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

  • major = A major release may contain significant changes or may introduce breaking changes.
  • minor = A minor release, also known as an update, may contain a smaller number of changes than major releases.
  • patch = Patch releases are typically unplanned and may resolve defects or important security issues.
  • pre-release = A pre-release may include alpha, beta, or release candidates and typically have limited support. They provide the ability to preview a release prior to its general availability.
  • internal = Internal releases are not for public consumption and are intended to be used exclusively by the project or manufacturer that produced it.
Examples: "major", "minor", "patch", "pre-release", "internal"
title string

The title of the release.

featuredImage string

The URL to an image that may be prominently displayed with the release note.

format=iri-reference
socialImage string

The URL to an image that may be used in messaging on social media platforms.

format=iri-reference
description string

A short description of the release.

timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the release note was created.

format=date-time
aliases string[]

One or more alternate names the release may be referred to. This may include unofficial terms used by development and marketing teams (e.g. code names).

tags string[]

One or more tags that may aid in search or retrieval of the release note.

resolves issue[]

A collection of issues that have been resolved.

notes note[]

Zero or more release notes containing the locale and content. Multiple note objects may be specified to support release notes in a wide variety of languages.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).

dataClassification object
flow string required

Specifies the flow direction of the data. Direction is relative to the service. Inbound flow states that data enters the service. Outbound flow states that data leaves the service. Bi-directional states that data flows both ways, and unknown states that the direction is not known.

Values: "inbound" "outbound" "bi-directional" "unknown"
classification string required

Data classification tags data according to its type, sensitivity, and value if altered, stolen, or destroyed.

dataFlow string

Specifies the flow direction of the data. Direction is relative to the service. Inbound flow states that data enters the service. Outbound flow states that data leaves the service. Bi-directional states that data flows both ways, and unknown states that the direction is not known.

componentEvidence object

Provides the ability to document evidence collected through various forms of extraction or analysis.

licenses licenseChoice[]
copyright copyright[]
compositions object
aggregate string required
Default: "not_specified"
Values: "complete" "incomplete" "incomplete_first_party_only" "incomplete_third_party_only" "unknown" "not_specified"
assemblies string[]

The bom-ref identifiers of the components or services being described. Assemblies refer to nested relationships whereby a constituent part may include other constituent parts. References do not cascade to child parts. References are explicit for the specified constituent part only.

uniqueItems=true
dependencies string[]

The bom-ref identifiers of the components or services being described. Dependencies refer to a relationship whereby an independent constituent part requires another independent constituent part. References do not cascade to transitive dependencies. References are explicit for the specified dependency only.

uniqueItems=true
signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).

aggregateType string
property object
name string

The name of the property. Duplicate names are allowed, each potentially having a different value.

value string

The value of the property.

localeType string

Defines a syntax for representing two character language code (ISO-639) followed by an optional two character country code. The language code MUST be lower case. If the country code is specified, the country code MUST be upper case. The language code and country code MUST be separated by a minus sign. Examples: en, en-US, fr, fr-CA

releaseType string

The software versioning type. It is RECOMMENDED that the release type use one of 'major', 'minor', 'patch', 'pre-release', or 'internal'. Representing all possible software release types is not practical, so standardizing on the recommended values, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

  • major = A major release may contain significant changes or may introduce breaking changes.
  • minor = A minor release, also known as an update, may contain a smaller number of changes than major releases.
  • patch = Patch releases are typically unplanned and may resolve defects or important security issues.
  • pre-release = A pre-release may include alpha, beta, or release candidates and typically have limited support. They provide the ability to preview a release prior to its general availability.
  • internal = Internal releases are not for public consumption and are intended to be used exclusively by the project or manufacturer that produced it.
Examples:
  • "major"
  • "minor"
  • "patch"
  • "pre-release"
  • "internal"
note object

A note containing the locale and content.

text object required

Specifies the metadata and content for an attachment.

3 nested properties
content string required

The attachment data. Proactive controls such as input validation and sanitization should be employed to prevent misuse of attachment text.

contentType string

Specifies the content type of the text. Defaults to text/plain if not specified.

Default: "text/plain"
encoding string

Specifies the optional encoding the text is represented in.

Values: "base64"
locale string

Defines a syntax for representing two character language code (ISO-639) followed by an optional two character country code. The language code MUST be lower case. If the country code is specified, the country code MUST be upper case. The language code and country code MUST be separated by a minus sign. Examples: en, en-US, fr, fr-CA

pattern=^([a-z]{2})(-[A-Z]{2})?$
releaseNotes object
type string required

The software versioning type. It is RECOMMENDED that the release type use one of 'major', 'minor', 'patch', 'pre-release', or 'internal'. Representing all possible software release types is not practical, so standardizing on the recommended values, whenever possible, is strongly encouraged.

  • major = A major release may contain significant changes or may introduce breaking changes.
  • minor = A minor release, also known as an update, may contain a smaller number of changes than major releases.
  • patch = Patch releases are typically unplanned and may resolve defects or important security issues.
  • pre-release = A pre-release may include alpha, beta, or release candidates and typically have limited support. They provide the ability to preview a release prior to its general availability.
  • internal = Internal releases are not for public consumption and are intended to be used exclusively by the project or manufacturer that produced it.
Examples: "major", "minor", "patch", "pre-release", "internal"
title string

The title of the release.

featuredImage string

The URL to an image that may be prominently displayed with the release note.

format=iri-reference
socialImage string

The URL to an image that may be used in messaging on social media platforms.

format=iri-reference
description string

A short description of the release.

timestamp string

The date and time (timestamp) when the release note was created.

format=date-time
aliases string[]

One or more alternate names the release may be referred to. This may include unofficial terms used by development and marketing teams (e.g. code names).

tags string[]

One or more tags that may aid in search or retrieval of the release note.

resolves issue[]

A collection of issues that have been resolved.

notes note[]

Zero or more release notes containing the locale and content. Multiple note objects may be specified to support release notes in a wide variety of languages.

properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

advisory object

Title and location where advisory information can be obtained. An advisory is a notification of a threat to a component, service, or system.

url string required

Location where the advisory can be obtained.

format=iri-reference
title string

An optional name of the advisory.

cwe integer

Integer representation of a Common Weaknesses Enumerations (CWE). For example 399 (of https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html)

severity string

Textual representation of the severity of the vulnerability adopted by the analysis method. If the analysis method uses values other than what is provided, the user is expected to translate appropriately.

scoreMethod string

Specifies the severity or risk scoring methodology or standard used.

impactAnalysisState string

Declares the current state of an occurrence of a vulnerability, after automated or manual analysis.

  • resolved = the vulnerability has been remediated.
  • resolved_with_pedigree = the vulnerability has been remediated and evidence of the changes are provided in the affected components pedigree containing verifiable commit history and/or diff(s).
  • exploitable = the vulnerability may be directly or indirectly exploitable.
  • in_triage = the vulnerability is being investigated.
  • false_positive = the vulnerability is not specific to the component or service and was falsely identified or associated.
  • not_affected = the component or service is not affected by the vulnerability. Justification should be specified for all not_affected cases.
impactAnalysisJustification string

The rationale of why the impact analysis state was asserted.

  • code_not_present = the code has been removed or tree-shaked.
  • code_not_reachable = the vulnerable code is not invoked at runtime.
  • requires_configuration = exploitability requires a configurable option to be set/unset.
  • requires_dependency = exploitability requires a dependency that is not present.
  • requires_environment = exploitability requires a certain environment which is not present.
  • protected_by_compiler = exploitability requires a compiler flag to be set/unset.
  • protected_at_runtime = exploits are prevented at runtime.
  • protected_at_perimeter = attacks are blocked at physical, logical, or network perimeter.
  • protected_by_mitigating_control = preventative measures have been implemented that reduce the likelihood and/or impact of the vulnerability.
rating object

Defines the severity or risk ratings of a vulnerability.

source object

The source of vulnerability information. This is often the organization that published the vulnerability.

2 nested properties
url string

The url of the vulnerability documentation as provided by the source.

Examples: "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39182"
name string

The name of the source.

Examples: "NVD", "National Vulnerability Database", "OSS Index", "VulnDB", "GitHub Advisories"
score number

The numerical score of the rating.

severity string

Textual representation of the severity of the vulnerability adopted by the analysis method. If the analysis method uses values other than what is provided, the user is expected to translate appropriately.

Values: "critical" "high" "medium" "low" "info" "none" "unknown"
method string

Specifies the severity or risk scoring methodology or standard used.

Values: "CVSSv2" "CVSSv3" "CVSSv31" "OWASP" "other"
vector string

Textual representation of the metric values used to score the vulnerability

justification string

An optional reason for rating the vulnerability as it was

vulnerabilitySource object

The source of vulnerability information. This is often the organization that published the vulnerability.

url string

The url of the vulnerability documentation as provided by the source.

Examples: "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39182"
name string

The name of the source.

Examples: "NVD", "National Vulnerability Database", "OSS Index", "VulnDB", "GitHub Advisories"
vulnerability object

Defines a weakness in an component or service that could be exploited or triggered by a threat source.

bom-ref string
id string

The identifier that uniquely identifies the vulnerability.

Examples: "CVE-2021-39182", "GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783", "SNYK-PYTHON-ENROCRYPT-1912876"
source object

The source of vulnerability information. This is often the organization that published the vulnerability.

2 nested properties
url string

The url of the vulnerability documentation as provided by the source.

Examples: "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39182"
name string

The name of the source.

Examples: "NVD", "National Vulnerability Database", "OSS Index", "VulnDB", "GitHub Advisories"
references object[]

Zero or more pointers to vulnerabilities that are the equivalent of the vulnerability specified. Often times, the same vulnerability may exist in multiple sources of vulnerability intelligence, but have different identifiers. References provide a way to correlate vulnerabilities across multiple sources of vulnerability intelligence.

ratings rating[]

List of vulnerability ratings

cwes cwe[]

List of Common Weaknesses Enumerations (CWEs) codes that describes this vulnerability. For example 399 (of https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html)

Examples: 399
description string

A description of the vulnerability as provided by the source.

detail string

If available, an in-depth description of the vulnerability as provided by the source organization. Details often include examples, proof-of-concepts, and other information useful in understanding root cause.

recommendation string

Recommendations of how the vulnerability can be remediated or mitigated.

advisories advisory[]

Published advisories of the vulnerability if provided.

created string

The date and time (timestamp) when the vulnerability record was created in the vulnerability database.

format=date-time
published string

The date and time (timestamp) when the vulnerability record was first published.

format=date-time
updated string

The date and time (timestamp) when the vulnerability record was last updated.

format=date-time
credits object

Individuals or organizations credited with the discovery of the vulnerability.

2 nested properties
organizations organizationalEntity[]

The organizations credited with vulnerability discovery.

The individuals, not associated with organizations, that are credited with vulnerability discovery.

tools tool[]

The tool(s) used to identify, confirm, or score the vulnerability.

analysis object

An assessment of the impact and exploitability of the vulnerability.

4 nested properties
state string

Declares the current state of an occurrence of a vulnerability, after automated or manual analysis.

  • resolved = the vulnerability has been remediated.
  • resolved_with_pedigree = the vulnerability has been remediated and evidence of the changes are provided in the affected components pedigree containing verifiable commit history and/or diff(s).
  • exploitable = the vulnerability may be directly or indirectly exploitable.
  • in_triage = the vulnerability is being investigated.
  • false_positive = the vulnerability is not specific to the component or service and was falsely identified or associated.
  • not_affected = the component or service is not affected by the vulnerability. Justification should be specified for all not_affected cases.
Values: "resolved" "resolved_with_pedigree" "exploitable" "in_triage" "false_positive" "not_affected"
justification string

The rationale of why the impact analysis state was asserted.

  • code_not_present = the code has been removed or tree-shaked.
  • code_not_reachable = the vulnerable code is not invoked at runtime.
  • requires_configuration = exploitability requires a configurable option to be set/unset.
  • requires_dependency = exploitability requires a dependency that is not present.
  • requires_environment = exploitability requires a certain environment which is not present.
  • protected_by_compiler = exploitability requires a compiler flag to be set/unset.
  • protected_at_runtime = exploits are prevented at runtime.
  • protected_at_perimeter = attacks are blocked at physical, logical, or network perimeter.
  • protected_by_mitigating_control = preventative measures have been implemented that reduce the likelihood and/or impact of the vulnerability.
Values: "code_not_present" "code_not_reachable" "requires_configuration" "requires_dependency" "requires_environment" "protected_by_compiler" "protected_at_runtime" "protected_at_perimeter" "protected_by_mitigating_control"
response string[]

A response to the vulnerability by the manufacturer, supplier, or project responsible for the affected component or service. More than one response is allowed. Responses are strongly encouraged for vulnerabilities where the analysis state is exploitable.

detail string

Detailed description of the impact including methods used during assessment. If a vulnerability is not exploitable, this field should include specific details on why the component or service is not impacted by this vulnerability.

affects object[]

The components or services that are affected by the vulnerability.

uniqueItems=true
properties property[]

Provides the ability to document properties in a name-value store. This provides flexibility to include data not officially supported in the standard without having to use additional namespaces or create extensions. Unlike key-value stores, properties support duplicate names, each potentially having different values. Property names of interest to the general public are encouraged to be registered in the CycloneDX Property Taxonomy. Formal registration is OPTIONAL.

affectedStatus string

The vulnerability status of a given version or range of versions of a product. The statuses 'affected' and 'unaffected' indicate that the version is affected or unaffected by the vulnerability. The status 'unknown' indicates that it is unknown or unspecified whether the given version is affected. There can be many reasons for an 'unknown' status, including that an investigation has not been undertaken or that a vendor has not disclosed the status.

version string

A single version of a component or service.

range string

A version range specified in Package URL Version Range syntax (vers) which is defined at https://github.com/package-url/vers-spec

signature signature

Enveloped signature in JSON Signature Format (JSF).