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AWS inspector: Note package vulnerability findings now cover machine images

Service: inspector · 2026-10-07 · Documentation low

File: inspector/latest/user/findings-understanding-details.md

Summary

One-line edit adding "machine images" to the list of resource types for which package vulnerability findings are available (EC2 instances, machine images, ECR container images, Lambda functions).

Security assessment

Pure coverage/capability wording update indicating package vulnerability scanning extends to machine images; no configuration, credential, or remediation guidance and no vulnerability is fixed or mitigated.

Evidence

+Package vulnerability findings are available for EC2 instances, machine images, ECR container images, and Lambda functions. See [Package vulnerability](./findings-types.html#findings-types-package) for more info. 

Diff

diff --git a/inspector/latest/user/findings-understanding-details.md b/inspector/latest/user/findings-understanding-details.md
index ba9ae23..511e175 100644
--- a//inspector/latest/user/findings-understanding-details.md
+++ b//inspector/latest/user/findings-understanding-details.md
@@ -37 +37 @@ The finding **Type** determines the remediation and vulnerability intelligence i
-Package vulnerability findings are available for EC2 instances, ECR container images, and Lambda functions. See [Package vulnerability](./findings-types.html#findings-types-package) for more info. 
+Package vulnerability findings are available for EC2 instances, machine images, ECR container images, and Lambda functions. See [Package vulnerability](./findings-types.html#findings-types-package) for more info.