Index/Guides/ CAIQ v4◆ APP-16

How to answer 'Are third-party libraries automatically monitored for newly disclosed CVEs in production?' on a CAIQ

I. Reviewer Guidance & Pitfalls

Explain continuous real-time dependency vulnerability alerting (e.g. Snyk / GitHub alerts).

II. Example Answer Passing Enterprise Audit

Compliant Response Sealed · APP-16
Yes. Production dependency trees are monitored 24/7; newly published CVEs immediately notify the on-call security team via automated alerts (SOC 2, CC7.1).

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