diff --git a/cmd/cve/validate/main.go b/cmd/cve/validate/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99ce0f815a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cve/validate/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/fleet"
+	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary"
+	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/nvd"
+	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/oval"
+	"github.com/go-kit/log"
+	"github.com/go-kit/log/level"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	dbDir := flag.String("db_dir", "/tmp/vulndbs", "Path to the vulnerability database")
+	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "Sets debug mode")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	logger := log.NewJSONLogger(os.Stdout)
+	if *debug {
+		logger = level.NewFilter(logger, level.AllowDebug())
+	} else {
+		logger = level.NewFilter(logger, level.AllowInfo())
+	}
+
+	vulnPath := *dbDir
+	checkNVDVulnerabilities(vulnPath, logger)
+	checkGovalDictionaryVulnerabilities(vulnPath)
+}
+
+func checkNVDVulnerabilities(vulnPath string, logger log.Logger) {
+	metaMap := make(map[string]fleet.CVEMeta)
+	if err := nvd.CVEMetaFromNVDFeedFiles(metaMap, vulnPath, logger); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func checkGovalDictionaryVulnerabilities(vulnPath string) {
+	for _, p := range oval.SupportedGovalPlatforms {
+		platform := platformFromString(p)
+
+		destFilename := platform.ToGovalDictionaryFilename()
+		filename := platform.ToGovalDatabaseFilename()
+
+		// Renaming these files from amzn_%d.sqlite3 to fleet_goval_dictionary_amzn_%d.sqlite3
+		// In the vulnerabilities repository the `goval-dictionary fetch` downloads these files with the shorter name
+		// However, the goval_dictionary/sync.go#Refresh method download these files, extracts them, and uses the longer name
+		// See in specific the `downloadDatabase` function where it sets the `dstPath` to use `platform.ToGovalDictionaryFilename`
+		// LoadDb then expect the path to include the `ToGovalDictionaryFilename`
+		err := os.Rename(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vulnPath, filename), fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vulnPath, destFilename))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to move file from %s/%s to %s/%s: %v", vulnPath, filename, vulnPath, destFilename, err))
+		}
+
+		db, err := goval_dictionary.LoadDb(platform, vulnPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		err = db.Verfiy()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		err = os.Rename(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vulnPath, destFilename), fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vulnPath, filename))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to move file from %s/%s to %s/%s: %v", vulnPath, destFilename, vulnPath, filename, err))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func platformFromString(platform string) oval.Platform {
+	parts := strings.Split(platform, "_")
+	host, version := parts[0], fmt.Sprintf("Amazon Linux %s.0", parts[1]) // this is due to how oval.Platform#getMajorMinorVer works
+	return oval.NewPlatform(host, version)
+}
diff --git a/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/analyzer.go b/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/analyzer.go
index d4b6414e53..6350c4e77f 100644
--- a/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/analyzer.go
+++ b/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/analyzer.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/fleet"
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/oval"
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/utils"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func Analyze(
 	if !platform.IsGovalDictionarySupported() {
 		return nil, ErrUnsupportedPlatform
 	}
-	db, err := loadDb(platform, vulnPath)
+	db, err := LoadDb(platform, vulnPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ func Analyze(
 	return inserted, nil
 }
 
-// loadDb returns the latest goval_dictionary database for the given platform.
-func loadDb(platform oval.Platform, vulnPath string) (*Database, error) {
+// LoadDb returns the latest goval_dictionary database for the given platform.
+func LoadDb(platform oval.Platform, vulnPath string) (*Database, error) {
 	if !platform.IsGovalDictionarySupported() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("platform %q not supported", platform)
 	}
diff --git a/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database.go b/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database.go
index 1cb8e46ef6..a7194c9095 100644
--- a/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database.go
+++ b/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package goval_dictionary
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/fleet"
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/oval"
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/utils"
 	kitlog "github.com/go-kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/log/level"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 func NewDB(db *sql.DB, platform oval.Platform) *Database {
@@ -20,13 +21,30 @@ type Database struct {
 	platform oval.Platform
 }
 
+const baseSearchStmt = `SELECT packages.version, cves.cve_id
+    FROM packages join definitions on definitions.id = packages.definition_id
+    JOIN advisories ON advisories.definition_id = definitions.id JOIN cves ON cves.advisory_id = advisories.id`
+
+func (db Database) Verfiy() error {
+	searchStmt := fmt.Sprintf("%s LIMIT 1", baseSearchStmt)
+	affectedSoftwareRows, err := db.sqlite.Query(searchStmt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not query database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	defer affectedSoftwareRows.Close()
+
+	if affectedSoftwareRows.Err() != nil {
+		return affectedSoftwareRows.Err()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Eval evaluates the current goval_dictionary database against an OS version and a list of installed software,
 // returns all software vulnerabilities found. Logs on any errors so we return as many vulnerabilities as we can.
 func (db Database) Eval(software []fleet.Software, logger kitlog.Logger) []fleet.SoftwareVulnerability {
-	searchStmt := `SELECT packages.version, cves.cve_id 
-		FROM packages join definitions on definitions.id = packages.definition_id
-		JOIN advisories ON advisories.definition_id = definitions.id JOIN cves ON cves.advisory_id = advisories.id
-		WHERE packages.name = ? AND packages.arch = ? ORDER BY cve_id, version`
+	searchStmt := fmt.Sprintf("%s WHERE packages.name = ? AND packages.arch = ? ORDER BY cve_id, version", baseSearchStmt)
 	vulnerabilities := make([]fleet.SoftwareVulnerability, 0)
 
 	for _, swItem := range software {
diff --git a/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database_test.go b/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database_test.go
index ed00326cbb..4a18dbcbf8 100644
--- a/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database_test.go
+++ b/server/vulnerabilities/goval_dictionary/database_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,37 @@ package goval_dictionary
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/fleet"
 	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/vulnerabilities/oval"
 	kitlog "github.com/go-kit/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
+	sqlite, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// notice how we are missing the packages.version column
+	dbSetupQueries := []string{
+		"CREATE TABLE packages (name TEXT NOT NULL, arch TEXT NOT NULL, definition_id INTEGER NOT NULL)",
+		"CREATE TABLE definitions (id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY)",
+		"CREATE TABLE advisories (id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, definition_id INTEGER NOT NULL)",
+		"CREATE TABLE cves (cve_id TEXT NOT NULL, advisory_id INTEGER NOT NULL)",
+	}
+	for _, query := range dbSetupQueries {
+		if _, err := sqlite.Exec(query); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	db := NewDB(sqlite, oval.NewPlatform("amzn", "Amazon Linux 2.0.0"))
+	t.Run("Verify alerts of error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Error(t, db.Verfiy())
+	})
+}
+
 func TestDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	// build minimal slice of goval-dictionary sqlite schema
 	sqlite, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
@@ -90,4 +114,8 @@ func TestDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, uint(235), vulns[2].SoftwareID)
 		require.Equal(t, uint(235), vulns[3].SoftwareID)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Verify returns no errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.NoError(t, db.Verfiy())
+	})
 }
diff --git a/server/vulnerabilities/nvd/sync.go b/server/vulnerabilities/nvd/sync.go
index 65174e721b..d5dbb9e5fe 100644
--- a/server/vulnerabilities/nvd/sync.go
+++ b/server/vulnerabilities/nvd/sync.go
@@ -185,21 +185,13 @@ func DownloadCISAKnownExploitsFeed(vulnPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// LoadCVEMeta loads the cvss scores, epss scores, and known exploits from the previously downloaded feeds and saves
-// them to the database.
-func LoadCVEMeta(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, vulnPath string, ds fleet.Datastore) error {
-	if !license.IsPremium(ctx) {
-		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "skipping cve_meta parsing due to license check")
-		return nil
-	}
+func CVEMetaFromNVDFeedFiles(metaMap map[string]fleet.CVEMeta, vulnPath string, logger log.Logger) error {
 	// load cvss scores
 	files, err := getNVDCVEFeedFiles(vulnPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get nvd cve feeds: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	metaMap := make(map[string]fleet.CVEMeta)
-
 	for _, file := range files {
 
 		// Load json files one at a time. Attempting to load them all uses too much memory, > 1 GB.
@@ -236,6 +228,10 @@ func LoadCVEMeta(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, vulnPath string, ds fle
 		}
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CVEMetaFromEPSSFeedFiles(metaMap map[string]fleet.CVEMeta, vulnPath string, logger log.Logger) error {
 	// load epss scores
 	path := filepath.Join(vulnPath, strings.TrimSuffix(epssFilename, ".gz"))
 
@@ -254,8 +250,12 @@ func LoadCVEMeta(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, vulnPath string, ds fle
 		metaMap[epssScore.CVE] = score
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CVEMetaFromCISAFeedFiles(metaMap map[string]fleet.CVEMeta, vulnPath string, logger log.Logger) error {
 	// load known exploits
-	path = filepath.Join(vulnPath, cisaKnownExploitsFilename)
+	path := filepath.Join(vulnPath, cisaKnownExploitsFilename)
 	b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -283,6 +283,43 @@ func LoadCVEMeta(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, vulnPath string, ds fle
 		metaMap[cve] = meta
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CVEMetaFromFiles(vulnPath string, logger log.Logger) (map[string]fleet.CVEMeta, error) {
+	metaMap := make(map[string]fleet.CVEMeta)
+
+	err := CVEMetaFromNVDFeedFiles(metaMap, vulnPath, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nvd meta: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = CVEMetaFromEPSSFeedFiles(metaMap, vulnPath, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epss meta: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = CVEMetaFromCISAFeedFiles(metaMap, vulnPath, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cisa meta: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return metaMap, nil
+}
+
+// LoadCVEMeta loads the cvss scores, epss scores, and known exploits from the previously downloaded feeds and saves
+// them to the database.
+func LoadCVEMeta(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, vulnPath string, ds fleet.Datastore) error {
+	if !license.IsPremium(ctx) {
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "skipping cve_meta parsing due to license check")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	metaMap, err := CVEMetaFromFiles(vulnPath, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if len(metaMap) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform.go b/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform.go
index c9fcc7ba1b..b89a069eba 100644
--- a/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform.go
+++ b/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform.go
@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@ import (
 type Platform string
 
 // OvalFilePrefix is the file prefix used when saving an OVAL artifact.
-const OvalFilePrefix = "fleet_oval"
-const GovalDictionaryFilePrefix = "fleet_goval_dictionary"
+const (
+	OvalFilePrefix            = "fleet_oval"
+	GovalDictionaryFilePrefix = "fleet_goval_dictionary"
+)
 
 // SupportedSoftwareSources are the software sources for which we are using OVAL or goval-dictionary for vulnerability detection.
 var SupportedSoftwareSources = []string{"deb_packages", "rpm_packages"}
 
+var SupportedGovalPlatforms = []string{
+	"amzn_01",
+	"amzn_02",
+	"amzn_2022",
+	"amzn_2023",
+}
+
 // getMajorMinorVer returns the major and minor version of an 'os_version'.
 // ex: 'Ubuntu 20.4.0' => '(20, 04)'
 func getMajorMinorVer(osVersion string) (string, string) {
@@ -74,6 +83,12 @@ func (op Platform) ToGovalDictionaryFilename() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s.sqlite3", GovalDictionaryFilePrefix, op)
 }
 
+// ToGovalDatabaseFilename returns the filename of the sqlite3 files downloaded using
+// the goval-dictionary fetch method in the vulnerabilities generate-cve.yml workflow
+func (op Platform) ToGovalDatabaseFilename() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.sqlite3", op)
+}
+
 // IsSupported returns whether the given platform is currently supported.
 func (op Platform) IsSupported() bool {
 	supported := []string{
@@ -104,14 +119,7 @@ func (op Platform) IsSupported() bool {
 }
 
 func (op Platform) IsGovalDictionarySupported() bool {
-	supported := []string{
-		"amzn_01",
-		"amzn_02",
-		"amzn_2022",
-		"amzn_2023",
-	}
-
-	for _, p := range supported {
+	for _, p := range SupportedGovalPlatforms {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(string(op), p) {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform_test.go b/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform_test.go
index 86f402f885..d95bb6d4a3 100644
--- a/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform_test.go
+++ b/server/vulnerabilities/oval/oval_platform_test.go
@@ -88,4 +88,20 @@ func TestOvalPlatform(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, c.expected, plat.ToGovalDictionaryFilename())
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("ToGovalDatabaseFilename", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cases := []struct {
+			version  string
+			expected string
+		}{
+			{"Amazon Linux 1.0.0", "amzn_01.sqlite3"},
+			{"Amazon Linux 2.0.0", "amzn_02.sqlite3"},
+			{"Amazon Linux 2022.0.0", "amzn_2022.sqlite3"},
+			{"Amazon Linux 2023.0.0", "amzn_2023.sqlite3"},
+		}
+		for _, c := range cases {
+			plat := NewPlatform("amzn", c.version)
+			require.Equal(t, c.expected, plat.ToGovalDatabaseFilename())
+		}
+	})
 }