diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage.tsx
index be89e32bf5..fa07fa6e65 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage/SoftwareOSDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "react-query";
 import { useErrorHandler } from "react-error-boundary";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router";
-import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { AxiosError, isAxiosError } from "axios";
 
 import useTeamIdParam from "hooks/useTeamIdParam";
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { IOperatingSystemVersion } from "interfaces/operating_system";
 import { SUPPORT_LINK } from "utilities/constants";
 
 import Spinner from "components/Spinner";
-import TableDataError from "components/DataError";
 import MainContent from "components/MainContent";
 import EmptyTable from "components/EmptyTable";
 import CustomLink from "components/CustomLink";
@@ -103,7 +102,13 @@ const SoftwareOSDetailsPage = ({
     {
       enabled: !!osVersionIdFromURL,
       select: (data) => data.os_version,
-      onError: (error) => handlePageError(error),
+      onError: (error) => {
+        // 403s returned for both non-existent and non-accessable entities
+        // which we intentionally handle with the same empty state for security
+        if (isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status !== 403) {
+          handlePageError(error);
+        }
+      },
     }
   );
 
@@ -142,11 +147,7 @@ const SoftwareOSDetailsPage = ({
       return <Spinner />;
     }
 
-    if (isOsVersionError) {
-      return <TableDataError className={`${baseClass}__table-error`} />;
-    }
-
-    if (!osVersionDetails) {
+    if (!osVersionDetails && !isOsVersionError) {
       return null;
     }
 
@@ -160,32 +161,35 @@ const SoftwareOSDetailsPage = ({
             onTeamChange={onTeamChange}
           />
         )}
-        <SoftwareDetailsSummary
-          title={osVersionDetails.name}
-          hosts={osVersionDetails.hosts_count}
-          queryParams={{
-            os_name: osVersionDetails.name_only,
-            os_version: osVersionDetails.version,
-            team_id: teamIdForApi,
-          }}
-          name={osVersionDetails.platform}
-        />
-        {osVersionDetails.hosts_count === 0 ? (
+        {/* at this point, error can only be 403 per above handling */}
+        {isOsVersionError ? (
           <DetailsNoHosts
             header="OS not detected"
-            details={`No hosts ${teamIdForApi ? "on this team " : ""}have ${
-              osVersionDetails.name
-            } installed.`}
+            details={`No hosts ${
+              teamIdForApi ? "on this team " : ""
+            }have this OS installed.`}
           />
         ) : (
-          <Card
-            borderRadiusSize="large"
-            includeShadow
-            className={`${baseClass}__vulnerabilities-section`}
-          >
-            <h2>Vulnerabilities</h2>
-            {renderTable()}
-          </Card>
+          <>
+            <SoftwareDetailsSummary
+              title={osVersionDetails.name}
+              hosts={osVersionDetails.hosts_count}
+              queryParams={{
+                os_name: osVersionDetails.name_only,
+                os_version: osVersionDetails.version,
+                team_id: teamIdForApi,
+              }}
+              name={osVersionDetails.platform}
+            />
+            <Card
+              borderRadiusSize="large"
+              includeShadow
+              className={`${baseClass}__vulnerabilities-section`}
+            >
+              <h2>Vulnerabilities</h2>
+              {renderTable()}
+            </Card>
+          </>
         )}
       </>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage.tsx
index ff62336dc8..d03c131fbd 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage/SoftwareTitleDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "react-query";
 import { useErrorHandler } from "react-error-boundary";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router";
-import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { AxiosError, isAxiosError } from "axios";
 
 import useTeamIdParam from "hooks/useTeamIdParam";
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import softwareAPI, {
 } from "services/entities/software";
 
 import Spinner from "components/Spinner";
-import TableDataError from "components/DataError";
 import MainContent from "components/MainContent";
 import TeamsHeader from "components/TeamsHeader";
 import Card from "components/Card";
@@ -75,7 +74,13 @@ const SoftwareTitleDetailsPage = ({
     ({ queryKey }) => softwareAPI.getSoftwareTitle(queryKey[0]),
     {
       select: (data) => data.software_title,
-      onError: (error) => handlePageError(error),
+      onError: (error) => {
+        // 403s returned for both non-existent and non-accessable entities
+        // which we intentionally handle with the same empty state for security
+        if (isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status !== 403) {
+          handlePageError(error);
+        }
+      },
     }
   );
 
@@ -91,11 +96,7 @@ const SoftwareTitleDetailsPage = ({
       return <Spinner />;
     }
 
-    if (isSoftwareTitleError) {
-      return <TableDataError className={`${baseClass}__table-error`} />;
-    }
-
-    if (!softwareTitle) {
+    if (!softwareTitle && !isSoftwareTitleError) {
       return null;
     }
     return (
@@ -108,36 +109,42 @@ const SoftwareTitleDetailsPage = ({
             onTeamChange={onTeamChange}
           />
         )}
-        <SoftwareDetailsSummary
-          title={softwareTitle.name}
-          type={formatSoftwareType(softwareTitle)}
-          versions={softwareTitle.versions?.length ?? 0}
-          hosts={softwareTitle.hosts_count}
-          queryParams={{ software_title_id: softwareId, team_id: teamIdForApi }}
-          name={softwareTitle.name}
-          source={softwareTitle.source}
-        />
-        {softwareTitle.hosts_count === 0 ? (
+        {/* at this point, error can only be 403 per above handling */}
+        {isSoftwareTitleError ? (
           <DetailsNoHosts
             header="Software not detected"
-            details={`No hosts ${teamIdForApi ? "on this team " : ""}have ${
-              softwareTitle.name
-            } installed.`}
+            details={`No hosts ${
+              teamIdForApi ? "on this team " : ""
+            }have this software installed.`}
           />
         ) : (
-          <Card
-            borderRadiusSize="large"
-            includeShadow
-            className={`${baseClass}__versions-section`}
-          >
-            <h2>Versions</h2>
-            <SoftwareTitleDetailsTable
-              router={router}
-              data={softwareTitle.versions ?? []}
-              isLoading={isSoftwareTitleLoading}
-              teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+          <>
+            <SoftwareDetailsSummary
+              title={softwareTitle.name}
+              type={formatSoftwareType(softwareTitle)}
+              versions={softwareTitle.versions?.length ?? 0}
+              hosts={softwareTitle.hosts_count}
+              queryParams={{
+                software_title_id: softwareId,
+                team_id: teamIdForApi,
+              }}
+              name={softwareTitle.name}
+              source={softwareTitle.source}
             />
-          </Card>
+            <Card
+              borderRadiusSize="large"
+              includeShadow
+              className={`${baseClass}__versions-section`}
+            >
+              <h2>Versions</h2>
+              <SoftwareTitleDetailsTable
+                router={router}
+                data={softwareTitle.versions ?? []}
+                isLoading={isSoftwareTitleLoading}
+                teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+              />
+            </Card>
+          </>
         )}
       </>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage.tsx
index 60d4a81ffe..ac8c32f9f4 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage/SoftwareVersionDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "react-query";
 import { useErrorHandler } from "react-error-boundary";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router";
-import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { AxiosError, isAxiosError } from "axios";
 
 import useTeamIdParam from "hooks/useTeamIdParam";
 
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import hostsCountAPI, {
 import { ISoftwareVersion, formatSoftwareType } from "interfaces/software";
 
 import Spinner from "components/Spinner";
-import TableDataError from "components/DataError";
 import MainContent from "components/MainContent";
 import TeamsHeader from "components/TeamsHeader";
 import Card from "components/Card";
@@ -78,7 +77,13 @@ const SoftwareVersionDetailsPage = ({
     ({ queryKey }) => softwareAPI.getSoftwareVersion(queryKey[0]),
     {
       select: (data) => data.software,
-      onError: (error) => handlePageError(error),
+      onError: (error) => {
+        // 403s returned for both non-existent and non-accessable entities
+        // which we intentionally handle with the same empty state for security
+        if (isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status !== 403) {
+          handlePageError(error);
+        }
+      },
     }
   );
 
@@ -109,11 +114,7 @@ const SoftwareVersionDetailsPage = ({
       return <Spinner />;
     }
 
-    if (isSoftwareVersionError) {
-      return <TableDataError className={`${baseClass}__table-error`} />;
-    }
-
-    if (!softwareVersion) {
+    if (!softwareVersion && !isSoftwareVersionError) {
       return null;
     }
 
@@ -127,18 +128,8 @@ const SoftwareVersionDetailsPage = ({
             onTeamChange={onTeamChange}
           />
         )}
-        <SoftwareDetailsSummary
-          title={`${softwareVersion.name}, ${softwareVersion.version}`}
-          type={formatSoftwareType(softwareVersion)}
-          hosts={hostsCount ?? 0}
-          queryParams={{
-            software_version_id: softwareVersion.id,
-            team_id: teamIdForApi,
-          }}
-          name={softwareVersion.name}
-          source={softwareVersion.source}
-        />
-        {softwareVersion.hosts_count === 0 ? (
+        {/* at this point, error can only be 403 per above handling */}
+        {isSoftwareVersionError ? (
           <DetailsNoHosts
             header="Software not detected"
             details={`No hosts ${
@@ -146,20 +137,33 @@ const SoftwareVersionDetailsPage = ({
             }have this software installed.`}
           />
         ) : (
-          <Card
-            borderRadiusSize="large"
-            includeShadow
-            className={`${baseClass}__vulnerabilities-section`}
-          >
-            <h2 className="section__header">Vulnerabilities</h2>
-            <SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable
-              data={softwareVersion.vulnerabilities ?? []}
-              itemName="software item"
-              isLoading={isSoftwareVersionLoading}
-              router={router}
-              teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+          <>
+            <SoftwareDetailsSummary
+              title={`${softwareVersion.name}, ${softwareVersion.version}`}
+              type={formatSoftwareType(softwareVersion)}
+              hosts={hostsCount ?? 0}
+              queryParams={{
+                software_version_id: softwareVersion.id,
+                team_id: teamIdForApi,
+              }}
+              name={softwareVersion.name}
+              source={softwareVersion.source}
             />
-          </Card>
+            <Card
+              borderRadiusSize="large"
+              includeShadow
+              className={`${baseClass}__vulnerabilities-section`}
+            >
+              <h2 className="section__header">Vulnerabilities</h2>
+              <SoftwareVulnerabilitiesTable
+                data={softwareVersion.vulnerabilities ?? []}
+                itemName="software item"
+                isLoading={isSoftwareVersionLoading}
+                router={router}
+                teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+              />
+            </Card>
+          </>
         )}
       </>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage.tsx
index 85efe98a6f..5900afb05e 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage/SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "react-query";
 import { useErrorHandler } from "react-error-boundary";
 import { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router";
-import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { AxiosError, isAxiosError } from "axios";
 
 import useTeamIdParam from "hooks/useTeamIdParam";
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import softwareVulnAPI, {
 } from "services/entities/vulnerabilities";
 
 import Spinner from "components/Spinner";
-import DataError from "components/DataError";
 import MainContent from "components/MainContent";
 import TeamsHeader from "components/TeamsHeader";
 
@@ -80,7 +79,13 @@ const SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage = ({
     },
     {
       select: (data) => data.vulnerability,
-      onError: (error) => handlePageError(error),
+      onError: (error) => {
+        // 403s returned for both non-existent and non-accessable entities
+        // which we intentionally handle with the same empty state for security
+        if (isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status !== 403) {
+          handlePageError(error);
+        }
+      },
     }
   );
 
@@ -91,49 +96,37 @@ const SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage = ({
     [handleTeamChange]
   );
 
-  const renderVulnTables = () => {
-    // always the case, just for typing
-    if (vuln) {
-      if (vuln.hosts_count === 0) {
-        return (
-          <DetailsNoHosts
-            header="Vulnerability not detected"
-            details={`No hosts ${
-              teamIdForApi ? "on this team " : ""
-            }are affected by ${vuln.cve}.`}
-          />
-        );
-      }
-      return (
-        <>
-          {!!vuln.os_versions && vuln.os_versions.length > 0 && (
-            <SoftwareVulnOSVersions
-              osVersions={vuln.os_versions}
-              isPremiumTier={isPremiumTier ?? false}
-              router={router}
-              teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
-            />
-          )}
-          {!!vuln.software && vuln.software.length > 0 && (
-            <SoftwareVulnSoftwareVersions
-              vulnSoftware={vuln.software}
-              isPremiumTier={isPremiumTier ?? false}
-              router={router}
-              teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
-            />
-          )}
-        </>
-      );
-    }
-  };
+  const renderCards = (v: IVulnerability) => (
+    <>
+      <SoftwareVulnSummary
+        vuln={v}
+        isPremiumTier={isPremiumTier ?? false}
+        teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+      />
+      {!!v.os_versions && v.os_versions.length > 0 && (
+        <SoftwareVulnOSVersions
+          osVersions={v.os_versions}
+          isPremiumTier={isPremiumTier ?? false}
+          router={router}
+          teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      {!!v.software && v.software.length > 0 && (
+        <SoftwareVulnSoftwareVersions
+          vulnSoftware={v.software}
+          isPremiumTier={isPremiumTier ?? false}
+          router={router}
+          teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
 
   const renderContent = () => {
     if (isVulnLoading || !vuln) {
       return <Spinner />;
     }
-    if (isVulnError) {
-      return <DataError />;
-    }
     return (
       <>
         {isPremiumTier && (
@@ -144,12 +137,17 @@ const SoftwareVulnerabilityDetailsPage = ({
             onTeamChange={onTeamChange}
           />
         )}
-        <SoftwareVulnSummary
-          vuln={vuln}
-          isPremiumTier={isPremiumTier ?? false}
-          teamIdForApi={teamIdForApi}
-        />
-        {renderVulnTables()}
+        {/* at this point, error can only be 403 per above handling */}
+        {isVulnError ? (
+          <DetailsNoHosts
+            header="Vulnerability not detected"
+            details={`No hosts ${
+              teamIdForApi ? "on this team " : ""
+            }are affected by this CVE.`}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          renderCards(vuln)
+        )}
       </>
     );
   };