diff --git a/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py b/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
index 018cff3b65..41cbc1e222 100755
--- a/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
+++ b/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def cve_update(cve_data, cve, entry):
     if entry['status'] == "Unpatched" and cve_data[cve]['status'] == "Patched":
         # Backported-patch (e.g. vendor kernel repo with cherry-picked CVE patch)
         # has priority over unpatch from CNA
-        if "detail" in cve_data and cve_data[cve]['detail'] == "backported-patch":
+        if cve_data[cve].get('detail') == "backported-patch":
             return
         logging.warning("CVE entry %s update from Patched to Unpatched from the scan result", cve)
         cve_data[cve] = copy_data(cve_data[cve], entry)
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def cve_update(cve_data, cve, entry):
         logging.debug("CVE entry %s updated from Unpatched to Ignored", cve)
         return
     logging.warning("Unhandled CVE entry update for %s %s from %s %s to %s",
-        cve, cve_data[cve]['status'], cve_data[cve]['detail'],  entry['status'], entry['detail'])
+        cve, cve_data[cve]['status'], cve_data[cve].get('detail'),  entry['status'], entry['detail'])
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(