diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a445160..1d9ea40 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@
             buildInputs = old.buildInputs or [ ] ++ [ _prev.setuptools ];
           }
         );
+
+        lego-monitoring = _prev.lego-monitoring.overrideAttrs (
+          old: {
+            postPatch = ''
+              substituteInPlace src/lego_monitoring/core/const.py \
+                --replace-fail 'VULNIX_PATH: str = ...' 'VULNIX_PATH = "${lib.getExe pkgs.vulnix}"'
+            '';
+          }
+        );
       };
 
       # This example is only using x86_64-linux
diff --git a/modules/default.nix b/modules/default.nix
index d7f3ab3..5c34d7f 100644
--- a/modules/default.nix
+++ b/modules/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package:
 
 let
   tempSensorOptions = (import ./submodules/tempSensorOptions.nix) { inherit lib; };
+  vulnixWhitelistRule = (import ./submodules/vulnixWhitelistRule.nix) { inherit lib; };
 in
 {
   options.services.lego-monitoring = {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ in
         "start"
         "stop"
         "temp"
+        "vulnix"
       ]);
       default = [ ];
       description = "List of enabled check sets. Each check set is a module which checks something and generates alerts based on check results.";
@@ -63,12 +65,40 @@ in
           '';
         };
       };
+
+      vulnix = {
+        whitelist = lib.mkOption {
+          type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule vulnixWhitelistRule);
+          default = { };
+          description = "Whitelist rules for vulnix. Attr name is package with version, package name, or `*`.";
+          example = lib.literalExpression ''{
+            "ffmpeg-3.4.2" = {
+              cve = [ "CVE-2018-6912" "CVE-2018-7557" ];
+              until = "2018-05-01";
+              issueUrl = "https://issues.example.com/29952";
+            };
+          }'';
+        };
+      };
     };
   };
 
   config = let
     cfg = config.services.lego-monitoring;
     json = pkgs.formats.json {};
+    toml = pkgs.formats.toml {};
+
+    # This monstrous incantation has the effect of converting the options to snake_case
+    # and removing those that are null (because TOML does not support null values)
+    vulnixWhitelistFile = toml.generate "vulnix-whitelist.toml" (lib.attrsets.filterAttrsRecursive (
+      k: v: v != null
+    ) (
+      lib.mapAttrs (_: rule: {
+        inherit (rule) cve until;
+        issue_url = rule.issueUrl;
+      }) cfg.checks.vulnix.whitelist
+    ));
+
     serviceConfigFile = json.generate "config.json" {
       enabled_check_sets = cfg.enabledCheckSets;
       telegram = with cfg.telegram; {
@@ -88,6 +118,8 @@ in
           }) sensorCfg.readings;
 
         }) cfg.checks.temp.sensors;
+
+        vulnix.whitelist_path = vulnixWhitelistFile;
       };
     };
   in lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
diff --git a/modules/submodules/vulnixWhitelistRule.nix b/modules/submodules/vulnixWhitelistRule.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d14045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/submodules/vulnixWhitelistRule.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  lib,
+}:
+
+{
+  options = {
+    cve = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr (lib.types.listOf lib.types.str);
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        List of CVE identifiers to match. The whitelist rule is valid as long as the detected CVEs are a subset of the CVEs listed here.
+        If additional CVEs are detected, this whitelist rule is not effective anymore. If null, all CVEs are matched.'';
+    };
+    until = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        Date in the form "YYYY-MM-DD" which confines this rule's lifetime. Null means forever.
+        On the specified date and later, this whitelist rule is not effective anymore.'';
+    };
+    issueUrl = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+      default = null;
+      description = "URL or list of URLs that point to any issue tracker. Informational only.";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py b/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py
index 981951e..12191b0 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ async def async_main():
         ],
         "stop": [],  # this is checked later
         "temp": [interval_checker(checks.temp_check, datetime.timedelta(minutes=5))],
+        "vulnix": [interval_checker(checks.vulnix_check, datetime.timedelta(days=3))],
     }
 
     checkers = []
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/alerting/enum.py b/src/lego_monitoring/alerting/enum.py
index 2e121c7..de6ca5e 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/alerting/enum.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/alerting/enum.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ class AlertType(StrEnum):
     BOOT = "BOOT"
     TEMP = "TEMP"
     TEST = "TEST"
-    # ERROR = "ERROR"
+    VULN = "VULN"
+    ERROR = "ERROR"
     # RAM = "RAM"
     # CPU = "CPU"
-    # VULN = "VULN"
     # LOGIN = "LOGIN"
     # SMART = "SMART"  # TODO
     # RAID = "RAID"
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/checks/__init__.py b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/__init__.py
index af7a958..df26ddf 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/checks/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 from .temp import temp_check
+from .vulnix import vulnix_check
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f7a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from lego_monitoring.alerting import alerts
+from lego_monitoring.alerting.enum import AlertType, Severity
+
+from .vulnix import get_vulnix_output
+
+IS_TESTING = False
+
+
+def vulnix_check() -> list[alerts.Alert]:
+    alert_list = []
+    try:
+        vulnix_output = get_vulnix_output(IS_TESTING)
+    except Exception as e:
+        alerts.send_alert(
+            alerts.Alert(
+                alert_type=AlertType.ERROR,
+                message=f"Exception {type(e).__name__} while calling vulnix: {e}",
+                severity=Severity.CRITICAL,
+            )
+        )
+        return []
+    for finding in vulnix_output:
+        if not IS_TESTING:
+            non_whitelisted_cves = [k for k in finding.description if k not in finding.whitelisted]
+        else:
+            non_whitelisted_cves = finding.description.keys()
+        if len(non_whitelisted_cves) == 0:
+            continue
+        message = f"New findings in derivation <code>{finding.derivation}</code>:"
+        for cve in non_whitelisted_cves:
+            if cve in finding.cvssv3_basescore:
+                score_str = f"(CVSSv3 = {finding.cvssv3_basescore[cve]})"
+            else:
+                score_str = "(not scored by CVSSv3)"
+            message += f'\n* <a href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/{cve}">{cve}</a> - {finding.description[cve]} {score_str}'
+
+        alert = alerts.Alert(
+            alert_type=AlertType.VULN,
+            message=message,
+            severity=Severity.WARNING,
+        )
+        alert_list.append(alert)
+
+    if IS_TESTING:
+        alert_list[0].message += "\n(just testing)"
+        return [alert_list[0]]
+    else:
+        return alert_list
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/vulnix.py b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/vulnix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff31662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/vulnix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import subprocess
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from lego_monitoring.core import cvars
+from lego_monitoring.core.const import VULNIX_PATH
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VulnixPackageFindings:
+    pname: str
+    version: str
+    derivation: str
+    whitelisted: list[str]
+    cvssv3_basescore: dict[str, float]
+    description: dict[str, float]
+
+
+def get_vulnix_output(is_testing=False) -> list[VulnixPackageFindings]:
+    whitelist_path = cvars.config.get().checks.vulnix.whitelist_path
+    cmd = [VULNIX_PATH, "--system", "-w", whitelist_path, "--json"]
+    if is_testing:
+        cmd.append("-s")
+    vulnix_run = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, check=False)
+    if vulnix_run.returncode not in range(0, 3):
+        logging.error(f"Vulnix returned error code {vulnix_run.returncode}, stderr: {vulnix_run.stderr}")
+        raise Exception(f"vulnix return error code {vulnix_run.returncode}, check logs")
+    vulnix_findings_json = json.loads(vulnix_run.stdout)
+    vulnix_findings = [
+        VulnixPackageFindings(
+            pname=f["pname"],
+            version=f["version"],
+            derivation=f["derivation"],
+            whitelisted=f["whitelisted"],
+            cvssv3_basescore=f["cvssv3_basescore"],
+            description=f["description"],
+        )
+        for f in vulnix_findings_json
+    ]
+    return vulnix_findings
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/config/__init__.py b/src/lego_monitoring/config/__init__.py
index bebca3d..31b58c5 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/config/__init__.py
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from alt_utils import NestedDeserializableDataclass
 
 from .checks.temp import TempCheckConfig
+from .checks.vulnix import VulnixCheckConfig
 
 
 @dataclass
 class ChecksConfig(NestedDeserializableDataclass):
     temp: TempCheckConfig
+    vulnix: VulnixCheckConfig
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/config/checks/vulnix.py b/src/lego_monitoring/config/checks/vulnix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e68fc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/config/checks/vulnix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from alt_utils import NestedDeserializableDataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VulnixCheckConfig(NestedDeserializableDataclass):
+    whitelist_path: str
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/core/const.py b/src/lego_monitoring/core/const.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde2ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/core/const.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VULNIX_PATH: str = ...  # path to vulnix executable