# Docker Scout quickstart — Step 4: Fix application vulnerabilities

> After the Docker Scout analysis, a high vulnerability CVE-2022-24999 was found, caused by an outdated version of the express package.

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## Metadata

- Canonical URL: <https://wikikv.com/k/ref-docker-558c31132fc0808e1420>
- Knowledge kind: `reference`
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- Updated: `2026-08-16T09:32:14.467857+00:00`
- Tags: `reference-seed`, `docker`, `manuals`, `scout`, `quickstart`, `step`, `fix`, `application`, `vulnerabilities`

## Provenance

- Source: <https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/3a9d778562f39bcc0be46255b013c6a3ca526244/content/manuals/scout/quickstart.md>
- Source name: Docker Documentation
- Source revision: `3a9d778562f39bcc0be46255b013c6a3ca526244`
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## Knowledge

Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions).

After the Docker Scout analysis, a high vulnerability CVE-2022-24999 was found, caused by an outdated version of the express package.

The version 4.17.3 of the express package fixes the vulnerability. Therefore, update the package.json file to the new version

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```diff
      "dependencies": {
   -    "express": "4.17.1"
   +    "express": "4.17.3"
      }
```

Rebuild the image with a new tag and push it to your Docker Hub repository

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker build --push -t &lt;ORG_NAME&gt;/scout-demo:v2 .
```

Run the docker scout command again and verify that HIGH CVE-2022-24999 is no longer present

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker scout cves --only-package express
    ✓ Provenance obtained from attestation
    ✓ Image stored for indexing
    ✓ Indexed 79 packages
    ✓ No vulnerable package detected


  ## Overview

                      │                  Analyzed Image
  ────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────
    Target            │  mobywhale/scout-demo:v2
      digest          │  ef68417b2866
      platform        │ linux/arm64
      provenance      │ https://github.com/docker/scout-demo-service.git
                      │  7c3a06793fc8f97961b4a40c73e0f7ed85501857
      vulnerabilities │    0C     0H     0M     0L
      size            │ 19 MB
      packages        │ 1


  ## Packages and Vulnerabilities

  No vulnerable packages detected
```

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