diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
index 5bf3caac47..3979d521d1 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def get_cpe_ids(cve_product, version):
         else:
             vendor = "*"
 
-        cpe_id = 'cpe:2.3:a:{}:{}:{}:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'.format(vendor, product, version)
+        cpe_id = 'cpe:2.3:*:{}:{}:{}:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'.format(vendor, product, version)
         cpe_ids.append(cpe_id)
 
     return cpe_ids