DependencyTrack / DependencyTrack/dependency-track

Enhancement Request: Preserve and Reuse Comments for Similar Suppressed Vulnerabilities Across Dependency Versions

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Description

### Current Behavior

When a vulnerability is suppressed and tied to a specific dependency version, its associated comments and justifications disappear from the Dependency Track once it’s no longer applicable. However, if a similar vulnerability resurfaces due to a minor version change in the same dependency, the previously provided reasoning is not accessible anymore. This forces users to re-investigate and rewrite justifications, even though the root cause and reasoning often remain the same.

### Expected Behavior

Proposed Enhancement:

- Maintain a history or archive of suppressed vulnerabilities, including their comments and justifications.
- Allow users to reference or reuse these comments when a similar vulnerability appears, even if the dependency version is slightly different.
- Reduce repetitive effort and ensure consistent decision-making over time by enabling quick access to previously documented rationales.

This feature would significantly streamline the workflow, minimize duplicate work, and preserve valuable institutional knowledge for future reference.

### Dependency-Track Version

4.7.x

### Dependency-Track Distribution

Container Image, Executable WAR

### Database Server

PostgreSQL

### Database Server Version

_No response_

### Browser

Google Chrome

### Checklist

- [ ] I have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#filing-issues)
- [ ] I have checked the [existing issues](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/issues) for whether this defect was already reported

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