diff --git a/.github/workflows/csaf_2.1_cpe.yml b/.github/workflows/csaf_2.1_cpe.yml
index c9fcf423..f5ca85f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/csaf_2.1_cpe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/csaf_2.1_cpe.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '20'
     - name: Perform CPE Dictionary Test
-      run: ./csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_tests.sh
+      run: ./csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_dictionary_tests.sh
+    - name: Perform CPE local examples Test
+      run: ./csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_local_tests.sh
diff --git a/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/invalid/cpe.txt b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/invalid/cpe.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f48cc39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/invalid/cpe.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+PREFIXcpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.6::server
+cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.6::server::SUFFIX
+PREFIXcpe:2.3:a:admin_management_xtended_project:admin_management_xtended:0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
+cpe:2.3:a:admin_management_xtended_project:admin_management_xtended:0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*"
+cpe:2.3:a:admin_management_xtended_project:admin_management_xtended:0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:**
diff --git a/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/valid/cpe.txt b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/valid/cpe.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a5d7be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/valid/cpe.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cpe:2.3:a:admin_management_xtended_project:admin_management_xtended:0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*other*
+cpe:2.3:a:admin_management_xtended_project:admin_management_xtended:0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*other????
+cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.6::server
diff --git a/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_tests.sh b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_dictionary_tests.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_tests.sh
rename to csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_dictionary_tests.sh
diff --git a/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_local_tests.sh b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_local_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..38f22480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/run_local_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCHEMA=csaf_2.1/json_schema/csaf_json_schema.json
+VALIDATOR=csaf_2.1/test/cpe/test-regex.js
+DATA_VALID=csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/valid/cpe.txt
+DATA_INVALID=csaf_2.1/test/cpe/data/invalid/cpe.txt
+
+FAIL=0
+
+# go to root of git repository
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"/../../.. || exit
+
+
+validate() {
+  printf "Testing file %s against cpe regex from %s ... \n" "$1" "$SCHEMA"
+  if node "$VALIDATOR" "$SCHEMA" "$1" "$2"; then
+    printf "SUCCESS\n"
+  else
+    printf "FAILED\n"
+    FAIL=1
+  fi
+
+}
+
+echo -n "Test conforming (not necessary existing) CPEs... "
+DATA=$DATA_VALID
+validate $DATA true
+printf "done\n"
+
+echo -n "Test non-conforming CPEs... "
+DATA=$DATA_INVALID
+validate $DATA false
+printf "done\n"
+
+
+exit $FAIL
diff --git a/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/test-regex.js b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/test-regex.js
index 567ba08e..98e4d2f9 100644
--- a/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/test-regex.js
+++ b/csaf_2.1/test/cpe/test-regex.js
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ const r = new RegExp(pattern)
 console.log('Current regex to test:', '\n', pattern)
 
 const cpeStr = fs.readFileSync(args[1], 'utf8').split('\n')
+const assertion = !((args[2] ?? true) === "false")
 
 let failed = false
 
 cpeStr.forEach(element => {
     if (element.length > 0) {
         const result = (r.exec(element) != null)
-        failed = failed | !result
-        if (!result) {
-            console.log(result, '\t', element)
+        failed = failed | (result !== assertion)
+        if (result !== assertion) {
+            console.log(result,'but expected', assertion, '\t', element)
         }
     }
 });