diff --git a/deploy/clowdapp.yaml b/deploy/clowdapp.yaml
index 10bde8e5d..9094ede52 100644
--- a/deploy/clowdapp.yaml
+++ b/deploy/clowdapp.yaml
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ objects:
           value: /tmp/prometheus_multiproc_dir
         - name: IS_FEDRAMP
           value: ${IS_FEDRAMP}
+        - name: CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL
+          value: ${CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL}
+        - name: CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV
+          value: ${CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV}
+        - name: CSAF_SYNC_ALL_FILES
+          value: ${CSAF_SYNC_ALL_FILES}
 
     database:
       name: vmaas
@@ -470,3 +476,9 @@ parameters:
   value: "FALSE"
 - name: SSL_CERT_DIR
   value: "/etc/ssl/certs:/etc/pki/tls/certs:/system/etc/security/cacerts:/cdapp/certs"
+- name: CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL
+  value: "https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/beta/vex/"
+- name: CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV
+  value: "changes.csv"
+- name: CSAF_SYNC_ALL_FILES  # sync all csaf files, not only those which are changed
+  value: "true"
diff --git a/vmaas/reposcan/redhatcsaf/csaf_controller.py b/vmaas/reposcan/redhatcsaf/csaf_controller.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f24eaa03f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vmaas/reposcan/redhatcsaf/csaf_controller.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""
+Module containing class for syncing set of CSAF files into the DB.
+"""
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+from distutils.util import strtobool
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from vmaas.common.batch_list import BatchList
+from vmaas.common.logging_utils import get_logger
+from vmaas.reposcan.database.csaf_store import CsafStore
+from vmaas.reposcan.download.downloader import DownloadItem
+from vmaas.reposcan.download.downloader import FileDownloader
+from vmaas.reposcan.download.downloader import VALID_HTTP_CODES
+from vmaas.reposcan.mnm import CSAF_FAILED_DOWNLOAD
+from vmaas.reposcan.redhatcsaf.modeling import CsafFileCollection
+
+CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL = os.getenv("CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL", "https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/beta/vex/")
+CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV = os.getenv("CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV", "changes.csv")
+CSAF_SYNC_ALL_FILES = strtobool(os.getenv("CSAF_SYNC_ALL_FILES", "true"))
+
+
+class CsafController:
+    """Class for importing/syncing set of CSAF files into DB."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.logger = get_logger(__name__)
+        self.downloader = FileDownloader()
+        self.downloader.num_threads = 1  # rh.com returns 403 when downloading too quickly (DDoS protection?)
+        self.csaf_store = CsafStore()
+        self.tmp_directory = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="csaf-"))
+        self.index_path = self.tmp_directory / CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV
+
+    def _download_index(self) -> dict[str, int]:
+        """Download CSAF index changes.csv file."""
+        item = DownloadItem(source_url=CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL + CSAF_VEX_INDEX_CSV, target_path=self.index_path)
+        self.downloader.add(item)
+        self.downloader.run()
+        # return failed download
+        if item.status_code not in VALID_HTTP_CODES:
+            return {item.target_path: item.status_code}
+        return {}
+
+    def _download_csaf_files(self, batch) -> dict[str, int]:
+        """Download CSAF files."""
+        download_items = []
+        for csaf_file in batch:
+            local_path = self.tmp_directory / csaf_file.name
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(local_path), exist_ok=True)  # Make sure subdirs exist
+            item = DownloadItem(source_url=CSAF_VEX_BASE_URL + csaf_file.name, target_path=local_path)
+            # Save for future status code check
+            download_items.append(item)
+            self.downloader.add(item)
+        self.downloader.run()
+        # Return failed downloads
+        return {
+            item.target_path: item.status_code for item in download_items if item.status_code not in VALID_HTTP_CODES
+        }
+
+    def clean(self):
+        """Clean downloaded files for given batch."""
+        if self.tmp_directory:
+            shutil.rmtree(self.tmp_directory)
+            self.tmp_directory = None
+
+    def store(self):
+        """Process and store CSAF objects to DB."""
+        self.logger.info("Checking CSAF index.")
+        failed = self._download_index()
+        if failed:
+            CSAF_FAILED_DOWNLOAD.inc()
+            target, status = failed.popitem()
+            self.logger.warning("CSAF index failed to download, %s (HTTP CODE %d).", target, status)
+            self.clean()
+            return
+
+        db_csaf_files = self.csaf_store.csaf_file_map.copy()
+        batches = BatchList()
+        csaf_files = CsafFileCollection.from_table_map_and_csv(db_csaf_files, self.index_path)
+        files_to_sync = csaf_files
+        if not CSAF_SYNC_ALL_FILES:
+            files_to_sync = csaf_files.out_of_date
+
+        for csaf_file in files_to_sync:
+            batches.add_item(csaf_file)
+
+        self.logger.info("%d CSAF files.", len(csaf_files))
+        self.logger.info("%d CSAF files need to be synced.", len(list(files_to_sync)))
+
+        try:
+            for i, batch in enumerate(batches, 1):
+                self.logger.info("Syncing a batch of %d CSAF files [%d/%d]", len(batch), i, len(batches))
+                failed = self._download_csaf_files(batch)
+                if failed:
+                    CSAF_FAILED_DOWNLOAD.inc(len(failed))
+                    self.logger.warning("%d CSAF files failed to download.", len(failed))
+                    batch = [f for f in batch if (self.tmp_directory / f.name) not in failed]
+
+                to_store = CsafFileCollection()
+                for csaf_file in batch:
+                    to_store[csaf_file.name] = csaf_file
+                    # TODO: processing of files
+
+                self.csaf_store.store(to_store)
+        finally:
+            self.clean()