diff --git a/utils/resultwriter_test.go b/utils/resultwriter_test.go
index 0c9a5a62..5f8652b0 100644
--- a/utils/resultwriter_test.go
+++ b/utils/resultwriter_test.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestConvertXrayScanToSimpleJson(t *testing.T) {
 			Summary: "summary-1",
 			IssueId: "XRAY-1",
 			ImpactedDependencyDetails: formats.ImpactedDependencyDetails{
-				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High"},
+				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High", SeverityNumValue: 15},
 				ImpactedDependencyName: "component-A",
 			},
 		},
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func TestConvertXrayScanToSimpleJson(t *testing.T) {
 			Summary: "summary-1",
 			IssueId: "XRAY-1",
 			ImpactedDependencyDetails: formats.ImpactedDependencyDetails{
-				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High"},
+				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High", SeverityNumValue: 15},
 				ImpactedDependencyName: "component-B",
 			},
 		},
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func TestConvertXrayScanToSimpleJson(t *testing.T) {
 			Summary: "summary-2",
 			IssueId: "XRAY-2",
 			ImpactedDependencyDetails: formats.ImpactedDependencyDetails{
-				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "Low"},
+				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "Low", SeverityNumValue: 9},
 				ImpactedDependencyName: "component-B",
 			},
 		},
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TestConvertXrayScanToSimpleJson(t *testing.T) {
 			Summary: "summary-1",
 			IssueId: "XRAY-1",
 			ImpactedDependencyDetails: formats.ImpactedDependencyDetails{
-				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High"},
+				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High", SeverityNumValue: 15},
 				ImpactedDependencyName: "component-A",
 			},
 		},
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func TestConvertXrayScanToSimpleJson(t *testing.T) {
 			Summary: "summary-1",
 			IssueId: "XRAY-1",
 			ImpactedDependencyDetails: formats.ImpactedDependencyDetails{
-				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High"},
+				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "High", SeverityNumValue: 15},
 				ImpactedDependencyName: "component-B",
 			},
 		},
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func TestConvertXrayScanToSimpleJson(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			LicenseKey: "license-1",
 			ImpactedDependencyDetails: formats.ImpactedDependencyDetails{
-				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "Low"},
+				SeverityDetails:        formats.SeverityDetails{Severity: "Low", SeverityNumValue: 9},
 				ImpactedDependencyName: "component-B",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/utils/severityutils/severity.go b/utils/severityutils/severity.go
index 33e72f7e..436279ab 100644
--- a/utils/severityutils/severity.go
+++ b/utils/severityutils/severity.go
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ func ParseToSeverityDetails(severity string, sarifSeverity, pretty bool, applica
 // -- Getters functions (With default values) --
 
 func GetAsDetails(severity Severity, applicabilityStatus jasutils.ApplicabilityStatus, pretty bool) formats.SeverityDetails {
+	if applicabilityStatus == jasutils.NotScanned {
+		// Pass 'NotCovered' as default value to get priority, since 'NotScanned' returns 0 priority for all severities
+		applicabilityStatus = jasutils.NotCovered
+	}
 	return GetSeverityDetails(severity, applicabilityStatus).ToDetails(severity, pretty)
 }