diff --git a/src/application/evaluation-readiness.ts b/src/application/evaluation-readiness.ts
index da9cbf5..98a59b4 100644
--- a/src/application/evaluation-readiness.ts
+++ b/src/application/evaluation-readiness.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type {
   SignalFrequency,
 } from '../domain/contracts.js'
 import type { PackageNode, RiskSignal } from '../domain/entities.js'
+import { isSecurityRelatedDeprecation } from '../domain/security-deprecation.js'
 
 // Export-readiness exclusions are single-reason buckets. This precedence keeps
 // counts deterministic even when one row fails multiple readiness checks.
@@ -30,14 +31,6 @@ const EXPORT_EXCLUSION_ORDER = [
   'unavailable_field_dependency',
 ] as const
 
-const SECURITY_DEPRECATION_PATTERNS = [
-  /security vulnerability/i,
-  /security issue/i,
-  /critical vulnerability/i,
-  /cve-/i,
-  /cve /i,
-] as const
-
 interface EvaluationDatasetSummary {
   signal_frequency: SignalFrequency[]
   metadata_coverage: MetadataCoverageSummary
@@ -319,7 +312,7 @@ export function buildEvaluationDatasetSummary(scanRecords: ScanReviewRecord[]):
  * @returns `true` when the message matches the evaluation security patterns.
  */
 export function isSecurityRelatedDeprecationMessage(message: string): boolean {
-  return SECURITY_DEPRECATION_PATTERNS.some((pattern) => pattern.test(message))
+  return isSecurityRelatedDeprecation(message)
 }
 
 function determineExportBlockingReasons({
diff --git a/src/domain/security-deprecation.ts b/src/domain/security-deprecation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..152e53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/domain/security-deprecation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Prefer structured CVE identifiers over bare "cve" so incidental references
+// do not count as security-related deprecation evidence without an actual id.
+const SECURITY_RELATED_DEPRECATION_PATTERN =
+  /\b(?:security|vulnerab(?:ility|ilities)|cve-\d{4}-\d+)\b/i
+
+export function isSecurityRelatedDeprecation(message: string): boolean {
+  return SECURITY_RELATED_DEPRECATION_PATTERN.test(message)
+}
diff --git a/src/domain/value-objects.ts b/src/domain/value-objects.ts
index 01e81eb..7333d92 100644
--- a/src/domain/value-objects.ts
+++ b/src/domain/value-objects.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { basename } from 'node:path'
 import type { BaselineIdentity, PackageSpec, ResolvedPackage, ScanMode } from './contracts.js'
 import type { Recommendation, RiskLevel, RiskSignal } from './entities.js'
 import { InvalidUsageError } from './errors.js'
+import { isSecurityRelatedDeprecation } from './security-deprecation.js'
 
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH = 3
 export const DEFAULT_THRESHOLD = 0.4
-export const SECURITY_DEPRECATION_KEYWORDS = ['security', 'vulnerability', 'cve'] as const
 export const RISK_SIGNAL_WEIGHTS = {
   low: 0.08,
   medium: 0.16,
@@ -187,7 +187,5 @@ export function hasSecurityDeprecationLanguage(message: string | null): boolean
     return false
   }
 
-  const normalizedMessage = message.toLowerCase()
-
-  return SECURITY_DEPRECATION_KEYWORDS.some((keyword) => normalizedMessage.includes(keyword))
+  return isSecurityRelatedDeprecation(message)
 }
diff --git a/test/security-deprecation.test.ts b/test/security-deprecation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c98366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/security-deprecation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import test from 'node:test'
+
+import { isSecurityRelatedDeprecation } from '../src/domain/security-deprecation.js'
+
+test('shared security-deprecation classifier matches security vulnerability language', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isSecurityRelatedDeprecation('This version has a security vulnerability. Please upgrade.'),
+    true,
+  )
+})
+
+test('shared security-deprecation classifier matches structured CVE identifiers', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isSecurityRelatedDeprecation('See CVE-2025-12345 for details.'),
+    true,
+  )
+})
+
+test('shared security-deprecation classifier does not match bare cve references', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    isSecurityRelatedDeprecation('See the cve guidance page for more information.'),
+    false,
+  )
+})