diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec388f4e4c8..064b16ead07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ Which would produce output like:
 ...
 ```
 
+Grype also includes a vast array of utility templating functions from [sprig](http://masterminds.github.io/sprig/) apart from the default golang [text/template](https://pkg.go.dev/text/template#hdr-Functions) to allow users to customize the output from Grype.
+
 ### Gating on severity of vulnerabilities
 
 You can have Grype exit with an error if any vulnerabilities are reported at or above the specified severity level. This comes in handy when using Grype within a script or CI pipeline. To do this, use the `--fail-on <severity>` CLI flag.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7de7f8c0124..d361edfe683 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/anchore/grype
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.2
 	github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d
 	github.com/adrg/xdg v0.2.1
 	github.com/alicebob/sqlittle v1.4.0
@@ -23,10 +24,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.5.9
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0
+	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.3.2
 	github.com/jinzhu/gorm v1.9.14
 	github.com/knqyf263/go-apk-version v0.0.0-20200609155635-041fdbb8563f
 	github.com/knqyf263/go-deb-version v0.0.0-20190517075300-09fca494f03d
+	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2 v2.0.2
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 42c5b25c521..2d8343588f8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
 github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.4.0 h1:Wz4QZ9B4RXGWIWTypVLEOVJgOdFfy5mcS5PGNzUkZxU=
 github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.4.0/go.mod h1:rmRcf//gT7PIzovatusbWi377xqCg1FS4jyST0GH20E=
+github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1 h1:5nUrii3FMTL5diU80unEVvNevw1nH4+ZV4DSLVJLSYI=
+github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1/go.mod h1:8cTjp+g8YejhMuvIA5y2vz3BpJxksy863GQaJW2MFNU=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1 h1:hLg3sBzpNErnxhQtUy/mmLR2I9foDujNK030IGemrRc=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1/go.mod h1:VPu/7SZ7ePZ3QOrcuXROw5FAcLl4a0cBrbBpGY/8hQs=
+github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.2 h1:17jRggJu518dr3QaafizSXOjKYp94wKfABxUmyxvxX8=
+github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.2/go.mod h1:UoaO7Yp8KlPnJIYWTFkMaqPUYKTfGFPhxNuwnnxkKlk=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.11/go.mod h1:VhR8bwka0BXejwEJY73c50VrPtXAaKcyvVC4A4RozmA=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.14/go.mod h1:qXqCSQ3Xa7+6tgxaGTIe4Kpcdsi+P8jBhyzoq1bpyYA=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.15-0.20190919025122-fc70bd9a86b5/go.mod h1:tTuCMEN+UleMWgg9dVx4Hu52b1bJo+59jBh3ajtinzw=
@@ -549,6 +555,9 @@ github.com/hashicorp/mdns v1.0.0/go.mod h1:tL+uN++7HEJ6SQLQ2/p+z2pH24WQKWjBPkE0m
 github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.1.3/go.mod h1:ajVTdAv/9Im8oMAAj5G31PhhMCZJV2pPBoIllUwCN7I=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2/go.mod h1:6hOLApaqBFA1NXqRQAsxw9QxuDEvNxSQRwA/JwenrHc=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.1/go.mod h1:y5/lhBue+AyNmUVz9RLU9xbLR0o4KIIExikq4ovT0aE=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2 h1:L18LIDzqlW6xN2rEkpdV8+oL/IXWJ1APd+vsdYy4Wdw=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2/go.mod h1:y5/lhBue+AyNmUVz9RLU9xbLR0o4KIIExikq4ovT0aE=
 github.com/iancoleman/orderedmap v0.0.0-20190318233801-ac98e3ecb4b0/go.mod h1:N0Wam8K1arqPXNWjMo21EXnBPOPp36vB07FNRdD2geA=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
@@ -556,6 +565,7 @@ github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.5/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJ
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.8/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.10/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.11/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 h1:b6R2BslTbIEToALKP7LxUvijTsNI9TAe80pLWN2g/HU=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12/go.mod h1:jmQim1M+e3UYxmgPu/WyfjB3N3VflVyUjjjwH0dnCYA=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 h1:Z8tu5sraLXCXIcARxBp/8cbvlwVa7Z1NHg9XEKhtSvM=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
@@ -648,6 +658,9 @@ github.com/miekg/dns v1.0.14/go.mod h1:W1PPwlIAgtquWBMBEV9nkV9Cazfe8ScdGz/Lj7v3N
 github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.0.3/go.mod h1:XsNlhZGX73bx86s2hdc/FuaLm2CPZJemRLMA+WTFxgs=
 github.com/mistifyio/go-zfs v2.1.2-0.20190413222219-f784269be439+incompatible/go.mod h1:8AuVvqP/mXw1px98n46wfvcGfQ4ci2FwoAjKYxuo3Z4=
 github.com/mitchellh/cli v1.0.0/go.mod h1:hNIlj7HEI86fIcpObd7a0FcrxTWetlwJDGcceTlRvqc=
+github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.0.0/go.mod h1:SNtv71yrdKgLRyLFxmLdkAbkKEFWgYaq1OVrnRcwhnw=
+github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 h1:vpKXTN4ewci03Vljg/q9QvCGUDttBOGBIa15WveJJGw=
+github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0/go.mod h1:qLl+cE2AmVv+CoeAwDPye/v+N2HKCj9FbZEVFJRxO9s=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.0.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
@@ -662,6 +675,9 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.1 h1:CpVNEelQCZBooIPDn+AR3NpivK/TIKU8bDxdASFVQag=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.1/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RRV2QTWOzhPopBRo=
 github.com/mitchellh/osext v0.0.0-20151018003038-5e2d6d41470f/go.mod h1:OkQIRizQZAeMln+1tSwduZz7+Af5oFlKirV/MSYes2A=
+github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
+github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 h1:G2LzWKi524PWgd3mLHV8Y5k7s6XUvT0Gef6zxSIeXaQ=
+github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
 github.com/moby/locker v1.0.1/go.mod h1:S7SDdo5zpBK84bzzVlKr2V0hz+7x9hWbYC/kq7oQppc=
 github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.4.0/go.mod h1:rEr8tzG/lsIZHBtN/JjGG+LMYx9eXgW2JI+6q0qou+A=
 github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.4.1/go.mod h1:rEr8tzG/lsIZHBtN/JjGG+LMYx9eXgW2JI+6q0qou+A=
@@ -794,6 +810,8 @@ github.com/seccomp/libseccomp-golang v0.9.1/go.mod h1:GbW5+tmTXfcxTToHLXlScSlAvW
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0CfEIISq7TuYL3j771MWULgwwjU+GofnZX9QAmXWZgo=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0 h1:we8PVUC3FE2uYfodKH/nBHMSetSfHDR6scGdBi+erh0=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0/go.mod h1:STckp+ISIX8hZLjrqAeVduY0gWCT9IjLuqbuNXdaHfM=
+github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0 h1:abSATXmQEYyShuxI4/vyW3tV1MrKAJzCZ/0zLUXYbsQ=
+github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.0.4-0.20170822132746-89742aefa4b2/go.mod h1:pMByvHTf9Beacp5x1UXfOR9xyW/9antXMhjMPG0dEzc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.0.6/go.mod h1:pMByvHTf9Beacp5x1UXfOR9xyW/9antXMhjMPG0dEzc=
@@ -949,6 +967,7 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190701094942-4def268fd1a4/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190820162420-60c769a6c586/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191205180655-e7c4368fe9dd/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200414173820-0848c9571904/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200728195943-123391ffb6de/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201002170205-7f63de1d35b0/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
diff --git a/grype/presenter/template/presenter.go b/grype/presenter/template/presenter.go
index 61cf96260c6..88bdc54836f 100644
--- a/grype/presenter/template/presenter.go
+++ b/grype/presenter/template/presenter.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/presenter/models"
@@ -75,12 +76,14 @@ func (pres *Presenter) Present(output io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 // These are custom functions available to template authors.
-var funcMap = template.FuncMap{
-	"getLastIndex": func(collection interface{}) int {
+var funcMap = func() template.FuncMap {
+	f := sprig.HermeticTxtFuncMap()
+	f["getLastIndex"] = func(collection interface{}) int {
 		if v := reflect.ValueOf(collection); v.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
 			return v.Len() - 1
 		}
 
 		return 0
-	},
-}
+	}
+	return f
+}()
diff --git a/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresenter_Present.golden b/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresenter_Present.golden
index 5fe4f122507..8cb96113d0c 100644
--- a/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresenter_Present.golden
+++ b/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresenter_Present.golden
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ Identified distro as centos version 8.0.
     Vulnerability: CVE-1999-0001
     Severity: Low
     Package: package-1 version 1.1.1 (deb)
+    CPEs: ["cpe:2.3:a:anchore:engine:0.9.2:*:*:python:*:*:*:*"]
     Matched by: dpkg-matcher
     Vulnerability: CVE-1999-0002
     Severity: Critical
     Package: package-1 version 1.1.1 (deb)
+    CPEs: ["cpe:2.3:a:anchore:engine:0.9.2:*:*:python:*:*:*:*"]
     Matched by: dpkg-matcher
 
diff --git a/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/test.template b/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/test.template
index a59757d21e9..7962bb57233 100644
--- a/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/test.template
+++ b/grype/presenter/template/test-fixtures/test.template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Identified distro as {{.Distro.Name}} version {{.Distro.Version}}.
     Vulnerability: {{.Vulnerability.ID}}
     Severity: {{.Vulnerability.Severity}}
     Package: {{.Artifact.Name}} version {{.Artifact.Version}} ({{.Artifact.Type}})
+    CPEs: {{ toJson .Artifact.CPEs }}
     {{- range .MatchDetails}}
     Matched by: {{.Matcher}}
     {{- end}}