diff --git a/commands/audit/audit.go b/commands/audit/audit.go
index 5a0803b36..b22dfc9cb 100644
--- a/commands/audit/audit.go
+++ b/commands/audit/audit.go
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ func initAuditCmdResults(params *AuditParams) (cmdResults *results.SecurityComma
 		cmdResults.SetEntitledForJas(entitledForJas)
 	}
 	if entitledForJas {
+		if utils.IsJASRequested(cmdResults.CmdType, params.ScansToPerform()...) {
+			if err = jas.ValidateRequiredInstalledSoftware(); err != nil {
+				return cmdResults.AddGeneralError(err, false)
+			}
+		}
 		cmdResults.SetSecretValidation(jas.CheckForSecretValidation(xrayManager, params.GetXrayVersion(), slices.Contains(params.ScansToPerform(), utils.SecretTokenValidationScan)))
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/commands/scan/scan.go b/commands/scan/scan.go
index 582a97af9..a48c811c9 100644
--- a/commands/scan/scan.go
+++ b/commands/scan/scan.go
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ func (scanCmd *ScanCommand) initScanCmdResults(cmdType utils.CommandType) (xrayM
 	} else {
 		cmdResults.SetEntitledForJas(entitledForJas)
 		if entitledForJas {
+			if utils.IsJASRequested(cmdResults.CmdType, scanCmd.scansToPerform...) {
+				if err = jas.ValidateRequiredInstalledSoftware(); err != nil {
+					return xrayManager, cmdResults.AddGeneralError(err, false)
+				}
+			}
 			cmdResults.SetSecretValidation(jas.CheckForSecretValidation(xrayManager, scanCmd.xrayVersion, scanCmd.validateSecrets))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/jas/analyzermanager.go b/jas/analyzermanager.go
index 21a6659a2..3411479c4 100644
--- a/jas/analyzermanager.go
+++ b/jas/analyzermanager.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ const (
 
 type JasDiffScanEnvValue string
 
+var scannersRequiredInstalledSoftware = []string{
+	"git", "unzip", "curl",
+}
+
 var exitCodeErrorsMap = map[int]string{
 	notEntitledExitCode:        "got not entitled error from analyzer manager",
 	unsupportedCommandExitCode: "got unsupported scan command error from analyzer manager",
@@ -327,3 +331,12 @@ func RunAnalyzerManagerWithPipesAndDownload(envVars map[string]string, cmd strin
 	}
 	return RunAnalyzerManagerWithPipes(envVars, cmd, inputPipe, outputPipe, errorPipe, timeout, args...)
 }
+
+func ValidateRequiredInstalledSoftware() (err error) {
+	for _, software := range scannersRequiredInstalledSoftware {
+		if softwarePath, e := exec.LookPath(software); e != nil || softwarePath == "" {
+			err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("could not find the required '%s' executable in the system PATH to run the Advanced Security Scans", software))
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}