diff --git a/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py b/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
index 3a15b1ed26..dc961d5938 100755
--- a/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
+++ b/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ 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 cve_data[cve]['detail'] == "backported-patch":
+        if "detail" in cve_data and cve_data[cve]['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)