Description
Trivy Vulnerability Scanner is a VS Code extension that helps find vulnerabilities. In Trivy VSCode Extension version 1.8.12, which was distributed via OpenVSX marketplace was compromised and contained malicious code designed to leverage local AI coding agent to collect and exfiltrate sensitive information. Users using the affected artifact are advised to immediately remove it and rotate environment secrets. The malicious artifact has been removed from the marketplace. No other affected artifacts have been identified.
Published: 2026-03-05
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized code execution leading to potential exfiltration of sensitive data
Action: Immediate Removal
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History

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Aquasecurity
Aquasecurity trivy-vscode-extension
Vendors & Products Aquasecurity
Aquasecurity trivy-vscode-extension

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Trivy Vulnerability Scanner is a VS Code extension that helps find vulnerabilities. In Trivy VSCode Extension version 1.8.12, which was distributed via OpenVSX marketplace was compromised and contained malicious code designed to leverage local AI coding agent to collect and exfiltrate sensitive information. Users using the affected artifact are advised to immediately remove it and rotate environment secrets. The malicious artifact has been removed from the marketplace. No other affected artifacts have been identified.
Title Trivy Vulnerability Scanner: Unauthorized AI Agent Execution Code Included in OpenVSX Extension Release
Weaknesses CWE-506
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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Aquasecurity Trivy-vscode-extension
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-06T17:04:35.360Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T18:38:13.890Z

Link: CVE-2026-28353

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-06T17:04:30.236Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-05T20:16:16.493

Modified: 2026-04-28T21:11:07.100

Link: CVE-2026-28353

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T12:15:35Z

Weaknesses