diff --git a/syft/file/cataloger/executable/cataloger.go b/syft/file/cataloger/executable/cataloger.go
index b6510e74c5d0..9434080bb1fd 100644
--- a/syft/file/cataloger/executable/cataloger.go
+++ b/syft/file/cataloger/executable/cataloger.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func processExecutable(loc file.Location, reader unionreader.UnionReader) (*file
 
 	securityFeatures, err := findSecurityFeatures(format, reader)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithFields("error", err).Warnf("unable to determine security features for %q", loc.RealPath)
+		log.WithFields("error", err).Tracef("unable to determine security features for %q", loc.RealPath)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/syft/file/cataloger/executable/elf.go b/syft/file/cataloger/executable/elf.go
index 451aa14209db..c1218255e39b 100644
--- a/syft/file/cataloger/executable/elf.go
+++ b/syft/file/cataloger/executable/elf.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func hasAnyDynamicSymbols(file *elf.File, symbolNames ...string) *bool {
 	dynSyms, err := file.DynamicSymbols()
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO: known-unknowns
-		log.WithFields("error", err).Warn("unable to read dynamic symbols from elf file")
+		log.WithFields("error", err).Trace("unable to read dynamic symbols from elf file")
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func hasElfDynFlag(f *elf.File, flag elf.DynFlag) bool {
 	vals, err := f.DynValue(elf.DT_FLAGS)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO: known-unknowns
-		log.WithFields("error", err).Warn("unable to read DT_FLAGS from elf file")
+		log.WithFields("error", err).Trace("unable to read DT_FLAGS from elf file")
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, val := range vals {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func hasElfDynFlag1(f *elf.File, flag elf.DynFlag1) bool {
 	vals, err := f.DynValue(elf.DT_FLAGS_1)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO: known-unknowns
-		log.WithFields("error", err).Warn("unable to read DT_FLAGS_1 from elf file")
+		log.WithFields("error", err).Trace("unable to read DT_FLAGS_1 from elf file")
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, val := range vals {