diff --git a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml
index 5ff351a63..8e79d73ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-container-image-build.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aquasecurity/trivy/main/contrib/install.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin v0.49.0
 
+      - name: Install yq
+        run: |
+          curl -sL https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.42.1/yq_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz && sudo mv yq_linux_amd64 /usr/bin/yq
+
       - name: Install Kayobe
         run: |
           mkdir -p venvs &&
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/trivy/allowed-vulnerabilities.yml b/etc/kayobe/trivy/allowed-vulnerabilities.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2e490a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/kayobe/trivy/allowed-vulnerabilities.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+###############################################################################
+# Trivy allowed vulnerabilities list
+
+# Example allowed vulnerabilities file setup
+#
+# global_allowed_vulnerabilities:
+#   - CVE-2024-36039
+#
+# keystone_allowed_vulnerabilities:
+#   - CVE-2022-2447
+#
+# barbican_api_allowed_vulnerabilities:
+#   - CVE-2023-31047
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes
diff --git a/tools/scan-images.sh b/tools/scan-images.sh
index 74223ad90..b8cde6ede 100755
--- a/tools/scan-images.sh
+++ b/tools/scan-images.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ touch image-scan-output/clean-images.txt image-scan-output/dirty-images.txt
 # generate a csv summary
 for image in $images; do
   filename=$(basename $image | sed 's/:/\./g')
+  imagename=$(echo $filename | cut -d "." -f 1 | sed 's/-/_/g')
+  global_vulnerabilities=$(yq .global_allowed_vulnerabilities[] src/kayobe-config/etc/kayobe/trivy/allowed-vulnerabilities.yml)
+  image_vulnerabilities=$(yq .$imagename'_allowed_vulnerabilities[]' src/kayobe-config/etc/kayobe/trivy/allowed-vulnerabilities.yml)
+  touch .trivyignore
+  for vulnerability in $global_vulnerabilities; do
+    echo $vulnerability >> .trivyignore
+  done
+  for vulnerability in $image_vulnerabilities; do
+    echo $vulnerability >> .trivyignore
+  done
   if $(trivy image \
           --quiet \
           --exit-code 1 \
@@ -76,4 +86,5 @@ for image in $images; do
             | .[] 
             | @csv' image-scan-output/${filename}.json >> image-scan-output/${filename}.summary.csv
   fi
+  rm .trivyignore
 done