ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2026-33634: Aquasecurity Trivy Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Facts
VendorAquasecurity
ProductTrivy
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV26 Mar 2026
CISA federal deadline9 Apr 2026
Weakness (CWE)CWE-506

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

Aquasecurity Trivy contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain access to everything in the CI/CD environment, including all tokens, SSH keys, cloud credentials, database passwords, and any sensitive configuration in memory.

SOURCES

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.