Guided ZAP Scans: Faster CI/CD Feedback Using SAST

This blog post from the Seqra Team introduces an approach that uses static analysis findings to guide ZAP active scans toward the most relevant endpoints, enabling a faster scanning mode suited for CI/CD pipelines. The integration uses dataflow-aware SAST tools like OpenTaint to produce DAST-friendly output containing endpoint paths, HTTP methods, and CWE classifications in SARIF format. A script generates a targeted ZAP configuration with isolated contexts for each CWE category, running CWE-specific scan policies only against endpoints where vulnerabilities were detected. Results are then filtered to retain only findings validated by ZAP. Testing on the OWASP Benchmark showed that this guided approach achieved the same detection accuracy as ZAP Insane strength while sending 87 percent fewer requests and completing scans eight times faster. A GitHub Action automates the workflow with full and differential scanning modes for pull requests, uploading validated vulnerabilities directly to GitHub Security alerts. The current implementation supports Java and Kotlin Spring and Servlet applications, requires an OpenAPI specification, and is intended as a complementary mode alongside comprehensive full DAST scans. 

https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2026-03-27-guided-zap-scans-faster-cicd-feedback-using-sast/

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