diff --git a/changes/52810-cap-truncated-text-list-tooltip b/changes/52810-cap-truncated-text-list-tooltip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b93dbe1ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/52810-cap-truncated-text-list-tooltip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed the software details modal so that hovering the vulnerabilities list shows the first 10 CVEs and a count of the rest, instead of a tooltip that runs off the screen when software has many CVEs.
diff --git a/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.stories.tsx b/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.stories.tsx
index 31dc16b0e20..e38ab745a39 100644
--- a/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.stories.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.stories.tsx
@@ -37,3 +37,12 @@ export const AllFit: Story = {
   args: { items: ["Mac", "Linux"] },
   decorators: [withFrame(360)],
 };
+
+/** Hover "+N more" — the tooltip lists 10 items and counts the rest, rather
+ * than growing past the height of the window. */
+export const ManyItems: Story = {
+  args: {
+    items: Array.from({ length: 57 }, (_, i) => `CVE-2026-${1000 + i}`),
+  },
+  decorators: [withFrame(360)],
+};
diff --git a/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tests.tsx b/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tests.tsx
index d1c87510d98..8cf817c1f3a 100644
--- a/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tests.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tests.tsx
@@ -65,4 +65,19 @@ describe("TruncatedTextList — truncatedFirstContent edge cases", () => {
       expect.objectContaining({ tipContent: longName })
     );
   });
+
+  it("caps the hidden items listed in the tooltip and counts the rest", () => {
+    const items = Array.from({ length: 57 }, (_, i) => `CVE-2026-${i}`);
+    render(<TruncatedTextList items={items} />);
+
+    // The first item is short enough to skip its own tooltip, so the only
+    // wrapper here is the "+N more" pill's.
+    const { tipContent } = mockedTooltipWrapper.mock.calls[0][0];
+    const { container } = render(<div>{tipContent}</div>);
+
+    // 56 items are hidden: 10 listed, the remaining 46 rolled into a count.
+    expect(container).toHaveTextContent("CVE-2026-10");
+    expect(container).not.toHaveTextContent("CVE-2026-11");
+    expect(container).toHaveTextContent("+46 more");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tsx b/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tsx
index c8319e0174e..160d7c3efaa 100644
--- a/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/TruncatedTextList/TruncatedTextList.tsx
@@ -25,16 +25,26 @@ interface ITruncatedTextListProps {
 const truncateString = (s: string, max: number) =>
   s.length > max ? `${s.slice(0, max).trimEnd()}...` : s;
 
-const renderItemsList = (list: string[]) => (
-  <>
-    {list.map((name, i) => (
-      <React.Fragment key={name}>
-        {name}
-        {i < list.length - 1 && <br />}
-      </React.Fragment>
-    ))}
-  </>
-);
+/** A hover tooltip can't scroll, so an uncapped list runs off the screen with
+ * no way to reach the rest of it. Same cap idea as `VulnerabilitiesCell`. */
+const MAX_ITEMS_IN_TOOLTIP = 10;
+
+const renderItemsList = (list: string[]) => {
+  const shown = list.slice(0, MAX_ITEMS_IN_TOOLTIP);
+  const remaining = list.length - shown.length;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {shown.map((name, i) => (
+        <React.Fragment key={name}>
+          {name}
+          {(i < shown.length - 1 || remaining > 0) && <br />}
+        </React.Fragment>
+      ))}
+      {remaining > 0 && `+${remaining} more`}
+    </>
+  );
+};
 
 interface IRenderVisibleRowParams {
   visibleCount: number;