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Match equivalent findings across Standard and Deep scans

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Description

Standard and Deep scans of the same repository revision can assign different identity.anchor values to the same vulnerability. Consequently, scans compare may report the previous finding as unknown and the equivalent new finding as newly introduced.

Reproduction: run both scan modes against the same synthetic vulnerable repository, then compare their results.

Expected: equivalent findings with matching vulnerability families and source locations remain identifiable across scan modes.

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Research direction

Start with the scans compare entry point and the code that assigns or compares identity.anchor values. Reproduce the issue by running Standard and Deep scans against the same synthetic vulnerable repository, then compare their results. Done means equivalent findings with matching vulnerability families and source locations remain identifiable across both scan modes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nodejs, typescript
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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