diff --git a/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/tablewriter_test.go b/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/tablewriter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07f6e3d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/tablewriter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package imageprinter
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	v5 "github.com/anchore/grype/grype/db/v5"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestPrintImageScanningTable(t *testing.T) {
+	test := []struct {
+		name    string
+		summary ImageScanSummary
+		want    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "check CVEs are sorted by severity",
+			summary: ImageScanSummary{
+				CVEs: []CVE{
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0001",
+						Severity:   "Low",
+						Package:    "package1",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0002",
+						Severity:   "High",
+						Package:    "package2",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0003",
+						Severity:   "Medium",
+						Package:    "package3",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: "┌──────────┬───────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬──────────┐\n│ Severity │ Vulnerability │ Component │ Version │ Fixed in │\n├──────────┼───────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼──────────┤\n│   High   │ CVE-2020-0002 │ package2  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n│  Medium  │ CVE-2020-0003 │ package3  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n│   Low    │ CVE-2020-0001 │ package1  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n└──────────┴───────────────┴───────────┴─────────┴──────────┘\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "check fixed CVEs show versions",
+			summary: ImageScanSummary{
+				CVEs: []CVE{
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0001",
+						Severity:   "Low",
+						Package:    "package1",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+					{
+						ID:          "CVE-2020-0002",
+						Severity:    "High",
+						Package:     "package2",
+						Version:     "1.0.0",
+						FixVersions: []string{"v1", "v2"},
+						FixedState:  string(v5.FixedState),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: "┌──────────┬───────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬──────────┐\n│ Severity │ Vulnerability │ Component │ Version │ Fixed in │\n├──────────┼───────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼──────────┤\n│   High   │ CVE-2020-0002 │ package2  │ 1.0.0   │ v1,v2    │\n│   Low    │ CVE-2020-0001 │ package1  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n└──────────┴───────────────┴───────────┴─────────┴──────────┘\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range test {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create a temporary file to capture output
+			f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "print-next-steps")
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
+
+			// Redirect stderr to the temporary file
+			oldStderr := os.Stderr
+			defer func() {
+				os.Stderr = oldStderr
+			}()
+			os.Stderr = f
+
+			tw := NewTableWriter()
+			tw.PrintImageScanningTable(f, tt.summary)
+
+			// Read the contents of the temporary file
+			f.Seek(0, 0)
+			got, err := io.ReadAll(f)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, string(got))
+		})
+
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewTableWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	tw := NewTableWriter()
+	assert.NotNil(t, tw)
+	assert.Empty(t, tw)
+}
diff --git a/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/utils_test.go b/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/utils_test.go
index 72a471f2..7166a6a9 100644
--- a/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/utils_test.go
+++ b/core/pkg/resultshandling/printer/v2/prettyprinter/tableprinter/imageprinter/utils_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,111 @@
 package imageprinter
 
 import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	v5 "github.com/anchore/grype/grype/db/v5"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+func TestRenderTable(t *testing.T) {
+	headers := getImageScanningHeaders()
+	columnAlignments := getImageScanningColumnsAlignments()
+
+	test := []struct {
+		name    string
+		summary ImageScanSummary
+		want    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "check CVEs are sorted by severity",
+			summary: ImageScanSummary{
+				CVEs: []CVE{
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0001",
+						Severity:   "Low",
+						Package:    "package1",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0002",
+						Severity:   "High",
+						Package:    "package2",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0003",
+						Severity:   "Medium",
+						Package:    "package3",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: "┌──────────┬───────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬──────────┐\n│ Severity │ Vulnerability │ Component │ Version │ Fixed in │\n├──────────┼───────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼──────────┤\n│   High   │ CVE-2020-0002 │ package2  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n│  Medium  │ CVE-2020-0003 │ package3  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n│   Low    │ CVE-2020-0001 │ package1  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n└──────────┴───────────────┴───────────┴─────────┴──────────┘\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "check fixed CVEs show versions",
+			summary: ImageScanSummary{
+				CVEs: []CVE{
+					{
+						ID:         "CVE-2020-0001",
+						Severity:   "Low",
+						Package:    "package1",
+						Version:    "1.0.0",
+						FixedState: string(v5.NotFixedState),
+					},
+					{
+						ID:          "CVE-2020-0002",
+						Severity:    "High",
+						Package:     "package2",
+						Version:     "1.0.0",
+						FixVersions: []string{"v1", "v2"},
+						FixedState:  string(v5.FixedState),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: "┌──────────┬───────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬──────────┐\n│ Severity │ Vulnerability │ Component │ Version │ Fixed in │\n├──────────┼───────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼──────────┤\n│   High   │ CVE-2020-0002 │ package2  │ 1.0.0   │ v1,v2    │\n│   Low    │ CVE-2020-0001 │ package1  │ 1.0.0   │          │\n└──────────┴───────────────┴───────────┴─────────┴──────────┘\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range test {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			rows := generateRows(tt.summary)
+
+			// Create a temporary file to capture output
+			f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "print-next-steps")
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
+
+			// Redirect stderr to the temporary file
+			oldStderr := os.Stderr
+			defer func() {
+				os.Stderr = oldStderr
+			}()
+			os.Stderr = f
+
+			renderTable(f, headers, columnAlignments, rows)
+
+			// Read the contents of the temporary file
+			f.Seek(0, 0)
+			got, err := io.ReadAll(f)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, string(got))
+		})
+
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGenerateRows(t *testing.T) {
 	test := []struct {
 		name         string