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CVE-2026-28353: Trivy Vulnerability Scanner VS Code extension distributed with malicious code

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-28353
Published: March 5, 2026
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.5%

Summary

Trivy VSCode Extension version 1.8.12, distributed through the OpenVSX marketplace, was compromised and contained malicious code. The code was designed to use a local AI coding agent to collect and exfiltrate sensitive information. The malicious artifact has been removed from the marketplace, and no other affected artifacts have been identified.

Mitigation

Users of the affected artifact are advised to immediately remove it and rotate environment secrets.

Details

Scores and exploitation

EPSS: 0.5%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-506
AI threat technique (MITRE ATLAS): AML.T0010

Classification

Attack type: Supply chain
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Plugin
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity
Labels: security,
industry

How this record was produced

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28353

First tracked: March 5, 2026 at 07:08 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 80% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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