diff --git a/app/uk/gov/hmrc/cataloguefrontend/vulnerabilities/view/VulnerabilityDetails.scala.html b/app/uk/gov/hmrc/cataloguefrontend/vulnerabilities/view/VulnerabilityDetails.scala.html
index 829d15ed8..7474ed6cd 100644
--- a/app/uk/gov/hmrc/cataloguefrontend/vulnerabilities/view/VulnerabilityDetails.scala.html
+++ b/app/uk/gov/hmrc/cataloguefrontend/vulnerabilities/view/VulnerabilityDetails.scala.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 @import uk.gov.hmrc.cataloguefrontend.{routes => appRoutes}
 @import uk.gov.hmrc.cataloguefrontend.connector.model.DependencyScope
 @import uk.gov.hmrc.cataloguefrontend.dependency.DependencyExplorerController
+@import uk.gov.hmrc.cataloguefrontend.util.MarkdownLoader
 @import uk.gov.hmrc.cataloguefrontend.util.DateHelper._
 @import uk.gov.hmrc.cataloguefrontend.vulnerabilities.VulnerabilitySummary
 
@@ -40,7 +41,10 @@
                 <dl class="row">
                     <p class="fw-bold">Description:</p>
                     <div class="overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-scroll" style="height: 140px;">
-                        @vuln.distinctVulnerability.description
+                        @MarkdownLoader.markdownFromString(vuln.distinctVulnerability.description) match {
+                            case Right(s) => {@Html(s)}
+                            case Left(_)  => {@vuln.distinctVulnerability.description}
+                        }
                     </div>
                 </dl>
             </div>