diff --git a/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml
index 55caf438..e96f8ed1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/haskell-ci.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "packages: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/source/code/hsec-core" >> cabal.project
           echo "packages: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/source/code/hsec-tools" >> cabal.project
           echo "packages: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/source/code/cvss" >> cabal.project
+          echo "packages: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/source/code/cwe" >> cabal.project
           echo "packages: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/source/code/osv" >> cabal.project
           cat cabal.project
       - name: sdist
diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 3f2ec970..07cddf94 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ packages: code/*/*.cabal
 package hsec-core
 package hsec-tools
 package cvss
+package cwe
 package osv
diff --git a/code/cwe/src/Security/CWE.hs b/code/cwe/src/Security/CWE.hs
index 4d275eaf..49c3dcd3 100644
--- a/code/cwe/src/Security/CWE.hs
+++ b/code/cwe/src/Security/CWE.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-module Security.CWE (CWEID, mkCWEID, cweNames, cweIds) where
+module Security.CWE (CWEID, unCWEID, mkCWEID, cweNames, cweIds) where
 
 import Security.CWE.Data
 import Data.Text (Text)
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import Data.Bits
 newtype CWEID = CWEID Word
   deriving newtype (Eq, Ord, Show)
 
+-- | Access the underlying data.
+unCWEID :: CWEID -> Word
+unCWEID (CWEID cwe) = cwe
+
 mkCWEID :: (Integral a, Bits a) => a -> Maybe CWEID
 mkCWEID num = CWEID <$> toIntegralSized num
 
diff --git a/code/hsec-core/src/Security/Advisories/Core/Advisory.hs b/code/hsec-core/src/Security/Advisories/Core/Advisory.hs
index 1211be2b..25414ae1 100644
--- a/code/hsec-core/src/Security/Advisories/Core/Advisory.hs
+++ b/code/hsec-core/src/Security/Advisories/Core/Advisory.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Security.Advisories.Core.Advisory
   ( Advisory(..)
     -- * Supporting types
   , Affected(..)
-  , CWE(..)
+  , CWEID
   , Architecture(..)
   , AffectedVersionRange(..)
   , OS(..)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Security.Advisories.Core.Advisory
   )
   where
 
+import Security.CWE (CWEID)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Time (ZonedTime)
 import Distribution.Types.Version (Version)
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ data Advisory = Advisory
   { advisoryId :: HsecId
   , advisoryModified :: ZonedTime
   , advisoryPublished :: ZonedTime
-  , advisoryCWEs :: [CWE]
+  , advisoryCWEs :: [CWEID]
   , advisoryKeywords :: [Keyword]
   , advisoryAliases :: [Text]
   , advisoryRelated :: [Text]
@@ -54,9 +55,6 @@ data Affected = Affected
   }
   deriving stock (Show)
 
-newtype CWE = CWE {unCWE :: Integer}
-  deriving stock (Show)
-
 data Architecture
   = AArch64
   | Alpha
diff --git a/code/hsec-tools/hsec-tools.cabal b/code/hsec-tools/hsec-tools.cabal
index 00d3bc61..dd828627 100644
--- a/code/hsec-tools/hsec-tools.cabal
+++ b/code/hsec-tools/hsec-tools.cabal
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ library
     , commonmark-pandoc     >=0.2      && <0.3
     , containers            >=0.6      && <0.7
     , cvss
+    , cwe
     , directory             <2
     , extra                 ^>=1.7.5
     , filepath              >=1.4      && <1.5
diff --git a/code/hsec-tools/src/Security/Advisories/Parse.hs b/code/hsec-tools/src/Security/Advisories/Parse.hs
index fd5c5431..4ba29d34 100644
--- a/code/hsec-tools/src/Security/Advisories/Parse.hs
+++ b/code/hsec-tools/src/Security/Advisories/Parse.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Security.Advisories.Parse
   )
   where
 
+import qualified Security.CWE as CWE
 import Data.Bifunctor (first)
 import Data.Foldable (toList)
 import Data.List (intercalate)
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import Data.Sequence (Seq((:<|)))
 import qualified Data.Text as T
+import qualified Data.Text.Read as T
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as T (toStrict)
 import Data.Time (ZonedTime(..), LocalTime (LocalTime), midnight, utc)
 import Distribution.Parsec (eitherParsec)
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ data AdvisoryMetadata = AdvisoryMetadata
   { amdId         :: HsecId
   , amdModified   :: Maybe ZonedTime
   , amdPublished  :: Maybe ZonedTime
-  , amdCWEs       :: [CWE]
+  , amdCWEs       :: [CWE.CWEID]
   , amdKeywords   :: [Keyword]
   , amdAliases    :: [T.Text]
   , amdRelated    :: [T.Text]
@@ -322,11 +324,26 @@ instance Toml.FromValue HsecId where
 instance Toml.ToValue HsecId where
   toValue = Toml.toValue . printHsecId
 
-instance Toml.FromValue CWE where
-  fromValue v = CWE <$> Toml.fromValue v
-
-instance Toml.ToValue CWE where
-  toValue (CWE x) = Toml.toValue x
+instance Toml.FromValue CWE.CWEID where
+  fromValue v = case v of
+    -- Check if the cwe number is known
+    Toml.Integer int | Just cwe <- CWE.mkCWEID int, Map.member cwe CWE.cweNames -> pure cwe
+    -- Check if the cwe text match "number: description"
+    Toml.String string -> case T.breakOn ":" (T.pack string) of
+      (numTxt, name) -> case T.decimal numTxt of
+        Right (num, "") -> do
+          -- Value is a "num: text", now validate if it's known
+          cwe <- Toml.fromValue (Toml.Integer num)
+          case T.strip (T.drop 1 name) of
+            "" -> pure cwe
+            expectedName -> case Map.lookup cwe CWE.cweNames of
+              Just cweName | expectedName == cweName -> pure cwe
+              _ -> fail ("unexpected description, got: " <> show cwe <> ", expected: " <> show expectedName)
+        _ -> fail ("expected a number, got: " <> show numTxt)
+    _ -> fail "expected a valid number or a cwe text description"
+
+instance Toml.ToValue CWE.CWEID where
+  toValue = Toml.toValue . CWE.unCWEID
 
 instance Toml.FromValue Keyword where
   fromValue v = Keyword <$> Toml.fromValue v
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 86bb898c..b389363f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
           pkgs.haskell.lib.doJailbreak (pkgs.haskell.lib.dontCheck (pkgs.haskell.lib.unmarkBroken pkg));
 
         cvss = pkgs.haskellPackages.callCabal2nix "cvss" ./code/cvss {};
+        cwe = pkgs.haskellPackages.callCabal2nix "cwe" ./code/cwe {};
         osv = pkgs.haskellPackages.callCabal2nix "osv" ./code/osv {inherit cvss;};
         hsec-core = pkgs.haskellPackages.callCabal2nix "hsec-core" ./code/hsec-core {
           inherit cvss osv;
@@ -33,10 +34,9 @@
             root = ./code/hsec-tools;
             withHoogle = false;
             overrides = self: super: {
-              inherit cvss hsec-core osv;
+              inherit cvss cwe hsec-core osv;
               Cabal-syntax = super.Cabal-syntax_3_8_1_0;
               toml-parser = jailbreakUnbreak (super.callCabal2nix "toml-parser" toml-parser { });
-              cwe = super.callCabal2nix "cwe" ./code/cwe {};
             };
 
             modifier = drv: