diff --git a/cmd/kosli/attestJira.go b/cmd/kosli/attestJira.go
index c90df0d5e..a780bd301 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/attestJira.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/attestJira.go
@@ -276,13 +276,22 @@ func (o *attestJiraOptions) run(args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	jiraIssueKeyPattern := jira.MakeJiraIssueKeyPattern(o.projectKeys)
-
-	issueIDs, commitInfo, err := gv.MatchPatternInCommitMessageORBranchName(jiraIssueKeyPattern, o.payload.Commit.Sha1,
-		o.secondarySource, o.ignoreBranchMatch)
+	commitInfo, err := gv.GetCommitInfoFromCommitSHA(o.payload.Commit.Sha1, true, []string{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// Search commit message, branch name, and secondary source for Jira issue keys,
+	// filtering out false positives from multi-segment identifiers like CVE-2026-41284.
+	searchTexts := []string{commitInfo.Message}
+	if !o.ignoreBranchMatch {
+		searchTexts = append(searchTexts, commitInfo.Branch)
+	}
+	if o.secondarySource != "" {
+		searchTexts = append(searchTexts, o.secondarySource)
+	}
+	combinedText := strings.Join(searchTexts, "\n")
+	issueIDs := jira.FindJiraIssueKeys(combinedText, o.projectKeys)
 	logger.Debug("Checked for Jira issue references in Git commit %s on branch %s commit message:\n%s", commitInfo.Sha1, commitInfo.Branch, commitInfo.Message)
 	logger.Debug("the following Jira references are found in commit message or branch name: %v", issueIDs)
 
diff --git a/internal/jira/jira.go b/internal/jira/jira.go
index e854286b9..52192cbb5 100644
--- a/internal/jira/jira.go
+++ b/internal/jira/jira.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	jira "github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira"
@@ -115,3 +117,59 @@ func MakeJiraIssueKeyPattern(projectKeys []string) string {
 		return `(` + strings.Join(projectKeys, "|") + `)-[0-9]+`
 	}
 }
+
+// FindJiraIssueKeys finds all Jira issue keys in text, filtering out
+// partial matches from multi-segment identifiers like CVE-2026-41284.
+// A match is discarded if every occurrence in text is immediately
+// followed by "-<digit>".
+func FindJiraIssueKeys(text string, projectKeys []string) []string {
+	pattern := MakeJiraIssueKeyPattern(projectKeys)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
+	candidates := re.FindAllString(text, -1)
+
+	// Deduplicate
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	var unique []string
+	for _, c := range candidates {
+		if _, ok := seen[c]; !ok {
+			seen[c] = struct{}{}
+			unique = append(unique, c)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Filter out matches that are always followed by -<digit> in the text
+	dashDigit := regexp.MustCompile(`^-\d`)
+	var result []string
+	for _, m := range unique {
+		if isPartialMultiSegment(text, m, dashDigit) {
+			continue
+		}
+		result = append(result, m)
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(result)
+	if len(result) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// isPartialMultiSegment returns true if every occurrence of match in text
+// is immediately followed by a "-<digit>" suffix, indicating it is part
+// of a longer multi-segment identifier (e.g. CVE-2026-41284).
+// Precondition: match must exist in text (guaranteed when called from FindJiraIssueKeys).
+func isPartialMultiSegment(text, match string, dashDigit *regexp.Regexp) bool {
+	start := 0
+	for {
+		idx := strings.Index(text[start:], match)
+		if idx < 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		afterIdx := start + idx + len(match)
+		if afterIdx >= len(text) || !dashDigit.MatchString(text[afterIdx:]) {
+			return false
+		}
+		start = start + idx + 1
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/internal/jira/jira_test.go b/internal/jira/jira_test.go
index d3e080a1a..741dbd151 100644
--- a/internal/jira/jira_test.go
+++ b/internal/jira/jira_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package jira
 import (
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestMakeJiraIssueKey(t *testing.T) {
@@ -81,3 +83,92 @@ func TestMakeJiraIssueKey(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFindJiraIssueKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		text        string
+		projectKeys []string
+		want        []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "Jira key alongside CVE identifiers",
+			text:        "PROJ-42: Upgrade dependency for CVE-2026-41284 / CVE-2026-42498",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        []string{"PROJ-42"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "CVE identifier is not matched",
+			text:        "fix CVE-2026-41284",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "multiple CVE identifiers produce no matches",
+			text:        "CVE-2026-41284 and CVE-2025-12345",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "CWE-like multi-segment identifier is not matched",
+			text:        "addresses CWE-79-1234",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "multiple valid Jira keys",
+			text:        "PROJ-1 and PROJ-2 are related",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        []string{"PROJ-1", "PROJ-2"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Jira key at end of string",
+			text:        "fix for PROJ-999",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        []string{"PROJ-999"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "standalone Jira key",
+			text:        "ABC-123",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        []string{"ABC-123"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "with project keys filters to specified projects",
+			text:        "PROJ-10: fix for OTHER-789",
+			projectKeys: []string{"PROJ"},
+			want:        []string{"PROJ-10"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "with project keys still rejects CVE-like matches",
+			text:        "PROJ-10: Upgrade for CVE-2026-41284",
+			projectKeys: []string{"PROJ", "CVE"},
+			want:        []string{"PROJ-10"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "key appears both standalone and in multi-segment identifier",
+			text:        "CVE-2026-41284 and also CVE-2026 standalone",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        []string{"CVE-2026"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "duplicate keys are deduplicated",
+			text:        "PROJ-42 and PROJ-42 again",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        []string{"PROJ-42"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "empty text returns nil",
+			text:        "",
+			projectKeys: []string{},
+			want:        nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := FindJiraIssueKeys(tt.text, tt.projectKeys)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}