diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index 5d0a7564aa..b8faee68d6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def update_db(conn, elt):
     accessVector = None
     vectorString = None
     cveId = elt['cve']['id']
-    if elt['cve']['vulnStatus'] ==  "Rejected":
+    if elt['cve'].get('vulnStatus') ==  "Rejected":
         c = conn.cursor()
         c.execute("delete from PRODUCTS where ID = ?;", [cveId])
         c.execute("delete from NVD where ID = ?;", [cveId])