diff --git a/apps/frontend/tests/unit/features/projects/VulnerabilityDetailBody.test.tsx b/apps/frontend/tests/unit/features/projects/VulnerabilityDetailBody.test.tsx
index 45a4953a..a23aaa0e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/tests/unit/features/projects/VulnerabilityDetailBody.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/tests/unit/features/projects/VulnerabilityDetailBody.test.tsx
@@ -163,12 +163,19 @@ describe("VulnerabilityDetailBody", () => {
   });
 
   it("renders the KEV badge with the inline due date for a KEV-listed finding", () => {
-    renderBody({ kev: true, kev_due_date: "2026-07-15" });
+    // Far-future due date on purpose: this surface (VulnerabilityDetailBody)
+    // does NOT inject a `now` into KevBadge, so the inline text is computed
+    // against the real clock. A near date would flip to the relative
+    // "Due in n days" format (dueDateStatus imminent window is 7 days) and make
+    // this assertion date-dependent — the exact time bomb this replaces. The
+    // state-aware relative/absolute formatting is covered deterministically in
+    // KevBadge.test.tsx via its injected `now`.
+    renderBody({ kev: true, kev_due_date: "2099-12-31" });
     const badge = screen.getByTestId("kev-badge");
     expect(badge.textContent).toContain("KEV");
     // Drawer surface renders the CISA remediation due date inline.
     expect(screen.getByTestId("kev-badge-due-date").textContent).toContain(
-      "2026-07-15",
+      "2099-12-31",
     );
   });