diff --git a/src/engine/mod.rs b/src/engine/mod.rs
index c2aaa0a..771f579 100644
--- a/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ impl AnalyzeDependenciesOutcome {
             .any(|&(_, ref deps)| deps.count_insecure() > 0)
     }
 
+    /// Checks if any always insecure main or build dependencies exist in the scanned crates
+    pub fn any_always_insecure(&self) -> bool {
+        self.crates
+            .iter()
+            .any(|&(_, ref deps)| deps.count_always_insecure() > 0)
+    }
+
     /// Checks if any dev-dependencies in the scanned crates are either outdated or insecure
     pub fn any_dev_issues(&self) -> bool {
         self.crates
diff --git a/src/models/crates.rs b/src/models/crates.rs
index 96a647f..3af5cdf 100644
--- a/src/models/crates.rs
+++ b/src/models/crates.rs
@@ -103,10 +103,27 @@ impl AnalyzedDependency {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Check whether this dependency has at least one known vulnerability
+    /// in any version in the required version range.
+    ///
+    /// Note that the vulnerability may (or not) already be patched
+    /// in the latest version(s) in the range.
     pub fn is_insecure(&self) -> bool {
         !self.vulnerabilities.is_empty()
     }
 
+    /// Check whether this dependency has at laest one known vulnerability
+    /// even when the latest version in the required range is used.
+    pub fn is_always_insecure(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(latest) = &self.latest {
+            self.vulnerabilities
+                .iter()
+                .any(|a| a.versions.is_vulnerable(latest))
+        } else {
+            self.is_insecure()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn is_outdated(&self) -> bool {
         self.latest > self.latest_that_matches
     }
@@ -199,6 +216,23 @@ impl AnalyzedDependencies {
         main_insecure + build_insecure
     }
 
+    /// Returns the number of main and build dependencies
+    /// which are vulnerable to security issues,
+    /// even they are updated to the latest version in the required range.
+    pub fn count_always_insecure(&self) -> usize {
+        let main_insecure = self
+            .main
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|&(_, dep)| dep.is_always_insecure())
+            .count();
+        let build_insecure = self
+            .build
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|&(_, dep)| dep.is_always_insecure())
+            .count();
+        main_insecure + build_insecure
+    }
+
     /// Checks if any outdated main or build dependencies exist
     pub fn any_outdated(&self) -> bool {
         let main_any_outdated = self.main.iter().any(|(_, dep)| dep.is_outdated());
diff --git a/src/server/views/badge.rs b/src/server/views/badge.rs
index 510c944..4282f1b 100644
--- a/src/server/views/badge.rs
+++ b/src/server/views/badge.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::engine::AnalyzeDependenciesOutcome;
 pub fn badge(analysis_outcome: Option<&AnalyzeDependenciesOutcome>) -> Badge {
     let opts = match analysis_outcome {
         Some(outcome) => {
-            if outcome.any_insecure() {
+            if outcome.any_always_insecure() {
                 BadgeOptions {
                     subject: "dependencies".into(),
                     status: "insecure".into(),
@@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ pub fn badge(analysis_outcome: Option<&AnalyzeDependenciesOutcome>) -> Badge {
                         color: "#dfb317".into(),
                     }
                 } else if total > 0 {
-                    BadgeOptions {
-                        subject: "dependencies".into(),
-                        status: "up to date".into(),
-                        color: "#4c1".into(),
+                    if outcome.any_insecure() {
+                        BadgeOptions {
+                            subject: "dependencies".into(),
+                            status: "maybe insecure".into(),
+                            color: "#8b1".into(),
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        BadgeOptions {
+                            subject: "dependencies".into(),
+                            status: "up to date".into(),
+                            color: "#4c1".into(),
+                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     BadgeOptions {
diff --git a/src/server/views/html/status.rs b/src/server/views/html/status.rs
index 950aa03..7e21506 100644
--- a/src/server/views/html/status.rs
+++ b/src/server/views/html/status.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ fn dependency_tables(crate_name: &CrateName, deps: &AnalyzedDependencies) -> Mar
 
 fn dependency_table(title: &str, deps: &IndexMap<CrateName, AnalyzedDependency>) -> Markup {
     let count_total = deps.len();
+    let count_always_insecure = deps
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|&(_, dep)| dep.is_always_insecure())
+        .count();
     let count_insecure = deps.iter().filter(|&(_, dep)| dep.is_insecure()).count();
     let count_outdated = deps.iter().filter(|&(_, dep)| dep.is_outdated()).count();
 
@@ -55,11 +59,15 @@ fn dependency_table(title: &str, deps: &IndexMap<CrateName, AnalyzedDependency>)
     html! {
         h3 class="title is-4" { (title) }
         p class="subtitle is-5" {
-            (match (count_outdated, count_insecure) {
-                (0, 0) => format!("({} total, all up-to-date)", count_total),
-                (0, _) => format!("({} total, {} insecure)", count_total, count_insecure),
-                (_, 0) => format!("({} total, {} outdated)", count_total, count_outdated),
-                (_, _) => format!("({} total, {} outdated, {} insecure)", count_total, count_outdated, count_insecure),
+            (match (count_outdated, count_always_insecure, count_insecure - count_always_insecure) {
+                (0, 0, 0) => format!("({} total, all up-to-date)", count_total),
+                (0, 0, c) => format!("({} total, {} possibly insecure)", count_total, c),
+                (_, 0, 0) => format!("({} total, {} outdated)", count_total, count_outdated),
+                (0, _, 0) => format!("({} total, {} insecure)", count_total, count_always_insecure),
+                (0, _, c) => format!("({} total, {} insecure, {} possibly insecure)", count_total, count_always_insecure, c),
+                (_, 0, c) => format!("({} total, {} outdated, {} possibly insecure)", count_total, count_outdated, c),
+                (_, _, 0) => format!("({} total, {} outdated, {} insecure)", count_total, count_outdated, count_always_insecure),
+                (_, _, c) => format!("({} total, {} outdated, {} insecure, {} possibly insecure)", count_total, count_outdated, count_always_insecure, c),
             })
         }
 
@@ -81,6 +89,11 @@ fn dependency_table(title: &str, deps: &IndexMap<CrateName, AnalyzedDependency>)
                             }
                             { "\u{00A0}" } // non-breaking space
                             a href=(dep.deps_rs_path(name.as_ref())) { (name.as_ref()) }
+
+                            @if dep.is_insecure() {
+                                { "\u{00A0}" } // non-breaking space
+                                a href="#vulnerabilities" title="has known vulnerabilities" { "⚠️" }
+                            }
                         }
                         td class="has-text-right" { code { (dep.required.to_string()) } }
                         td class="has-text-right" {
@@ -91,10 +104,12 @@ fn dependency_table(title: &str, deps: &IndexMap<CrateName, AnalyzedDependency>)
                             }
                         }
                         td class="has-text-right" {
-                            @if dep.is_insecure() {
+                            @if dep.is_always_insecure() {
                                 span class="tag is-danger" { "insecure" }
                             } @else if dep.is_outdated() {
                                 span class="tag is-warning" { "out of date" }
+                            } @else if dep.is_insecure() {
+                                span class="tag is-warning" { "maybe insecure" }
                             } @else {
                                 span class="tag is-success" { "up to date" }
                             }
@@ -288,9 +303,9 @@ fn render_success(
 
     let status_data_uri = badge::badge(Some(&analysis_outcome)).to_svg_data_uri();
 
-    let hero_class = if analysis_outcome.any_insecure() {
+    let hero_class = if analysis_outcome.any_always_insecure() {
         "is-danger"
-    } else if analysis_outcome.any_outdated() {
+    } else if analysis_outcome.any_insecure() || analysis_outcome.any_outdated() {
         "is-warning"
     } else {
         "is-success"
@@ -318,7 +333,7 @@ fn render_success(
         }
         section class="section" {
             div class="container" {
-                @if analysis_outcome.any_insecure() {
+                @if analysis_outcome.any_always_insecure() {
                     div class="notification is-warning" {
                         p { "This project contains "
                             b { "known security vulnerabilities" }
@@ -326,6 +341,16 @@ fn render_success(
                             a href="#vulnerabilities" { "bottom"} "."
                         }
                     }
+                } @else if analysis_outcome.any_insecure() {
+                    div class="notification is-warning" {
+                        p { "This project might be open to "
+                            b { "known security vulnerabilities" }
+                            ", which can be prevented by tightening "
+                            "the version range of affected dependencies. "
+                            "Find detailed information at the "
+                            a href="#vulnerabilities" { "bottom"} "."
+                        }
+                    }
                 } @else if analysis_outcome.any_dev_issues() {
                     (render_dev_dependency_box(&analysis_outcome))
                 }