A supply chain compromise in flight software is not a security incident. It is a mission integrity event.
Black Duck identifies supply chain risk up to 3 weeks before NVD. X-DLM™ routes every finding into Polarion before it becomes a DO-178C evidence gap or an ITAR violation.
Commercial aerospace CISOs operate in the most consequential threat model in software security: a compromised component in safety-critical avionics, satellite command and control, or eVTOL flight management software is not a data breach. It is a mission integrity failure with physical consequences — and a DO-178C certification gap that halts type approval.
65 out of 100 organizations experienced a supply chain attack in 2025. Black Duck is the only solution that detects malware embedded inside open-source components — not just whether a component carries a known CVE, but whether it has been weaponized. X-DLM™ ensures every Black Duck finding is governed in Polarion before it can affect a certification milestone.
Supply chain risk in flight software has one consequence general software doesn't have: certification program impact.
Of organizations experienced a software supply chain attack in 2025. In commercial aerospace, a compromised component in flight software affects DO-178C certification integrity, not just security posture. Source: OSSRA 2026.
Days ahead of NVD that Black Duck BDSA advisories surface critical vulnerabilities on average — covering aerospace RTOS, cryptographic export-controlled libraries, and embedded middleware CVEs. Source: Black Duck BDSA product documentation.
Black Duck is the only solution that detects malware embedded inside open-source components — not just CVE presence, but active weaponization. Critical for flight software where a weaponized component is a mission integrity risk.
Released artifacts scanned by Black Duck — including binaries and firmware without source code. Commercial aerospace software often includes third-party binaries from avionics vendors that package managers never see.
Sources: OSSRA 2026. Black Duck BDSA product documentation. Black Duck malware detection product documentation.
Supply chain security that integrates with DO-178C evidence — not separate from it.
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Malware detection in open-source components — before controlled build
Black Duck detects malware embedded inside open-source components across source code, binaries, firmware, and container images. In commercial aerospace, a weaponized component in flight software is a mission integrity risk and a DO-178C integrity violation simultaneously. X-DLM™ routes every malware detection into a Polarion work item with severity classification, impact analysis, and escalation timeline before the component reaches a controlled build.
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ITAR-relevant component identification and export control review routing
Black Duck identifies open-source components with cryptographic, propulsion, guidance, or space technology export control implications. X-DLM™ routes each flagged component into a Polarion approval workflow with owner assignment and timestamped disposition — before any DoS or DoC export control review. The alternative is discovering an undocumented ITAR-relevant component during an enforcement review.
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Continuous vulnerability governance — before certification schedule impact
Black Duck BDSA advisories arrive up to 3 weeks ahead of NVD with exploit evidence, affected version ranges, and direct remediation guidance. X-DLM™ routes each advisory into Polarion with DO-178C practice mapping and escalation timelines. Security teams know about aerospace-specific CVEs before they can affect a certification milestone or a contract delivery date.
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Binary and firmware scanning — for avionics vendor components without source
Commercial aerospace software routinely includes third-party avionics vendor binaries without access to source code. Black Duck's binary analysis identifies open-source components, vulnerabilities, and license conflicts inside compiled binaries — the components package managers and manifest scanners never see. X-DLM™ governs findings from binary scans in Polarion with the same traceability as source-level findings.
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X-DLM™ turns Black Duck software supply chain intelligence into Siemens Polarion work items, requirements links, approvals, escalation paths, and continuously maintained evidence.
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Aerospace and defense companies answer to more than one framework.
CMMC 2.0 is the floor, not the ceiling. DO-178C, NIST SSDF, ITAR/EAR, and IEC 62443 run simultaneously — each with its own evidence requirements, its own audit path, and its own consequence for non-conformity.
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