diff --git a/static/js/src/cve/cve.js b/static/js/src/cve/cve.js
index 8df30a93a7b..d10fc4920e0 100644
--- a/static/js/src/cve/cve.js
+++ b/static/js/src/cve/cve.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "./cve-search.js";
 
 const searchInput = document.querySelector("#q");
+const searchForm = document.querySelector("#searchForm");
 
 function handleCveIdInput(value) {
   const packageInput = document.querySelector("#package");
@@ -63,7 +64,11 @@ function handleCveIdInput(value) {
 handleCveIdInput(searchInput.value);
 
 function handleSearchInput(event) {
-  handleCveIdInput(event.target.value);
+  if (event.key === "Enter") {
+    searchForm.submit();
+  } else {
+    handleCveIdInput(event.target.value);
+  }
 }
 
 searchInput.addEventListener("keyup", handleSearchInput);
diff --git a/templates/security/cve/index.html b/templates/security/cve/index.html
index 19bd850bbfb..e1770baacc8 100644
--- a/templates/security/cve/index.html
+++ b/templates/security/cve/index.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <h1>CVE reports</h1>
       <h2>Search</h2>
     {% endif %}
   </div>
-  <form>
+  <form id = "searchForm">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-6">
         <label for="q">CVE ID or description contains:</label>