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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "aquasecurity-trivy--scan-a-container-image-for-cves",
 "repo": "aquasecurity/trivy",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy",
 "repo_slug": "aquasecurity-trivy",
 "title": "Scan a container image for known vulnerabilities",
 "page_title": "How to scan a container image for known vulnerabilities with Trivy",
 "summary": "Run Trivy image on any image to list CVEs in its OS packages and dependencies.",
 "who": "A developer about to deploy a Docker image who wants to know what known vulnerabilities it carries.",
 "problem": "Base images and dependencies quietly accumulate CVEs, and you rarely know which ones until something breaks.",
 "outcome": "A list of vulnerabilities in the image with severities, so you can upgrade or swap the base image.",
 "steps": [
  "Install with `brew install trivy`, or use `docker run aquasec/trivy`",
  "Scan an image, for example `trivy image python:3.4-alpine`",
  "Read the results by severity and focus on the packages with fixes available",
  "Rebuild on a newer base image and scan again to confirm the count went down",
  "Add the Trivy GitHub Action to scan images on every build"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install aquasecurity/trivy and scan my image <image:tag>. Summarize the critical and high vulnerabilities, which ones have fixed versions, and whether switching to <alternative base image> would remove most of them.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "10 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "A CVE list shows known issues only; it does not prove an image is safe or that each finding is exploitable in your setup.",
 "category": "Security and science",
 "tags": [
  "Security and science"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "Trivy via `brew install trivy`, the aquasec/trivy Docker image, or a release binary",
  "Access to the image, folder, repo or Kubernetes cluster you want to scan"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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