SB2026033044 - Backdoor in Aqua Security Trivy

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SB2026033044 - Backdoor in Aqua Security Trivy

Published: March 30, 2026 Updated: April 1, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026033044
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Critical 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Embedded malicious code (backdoor) (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33634)

CWE-ID: CWE-506 - Embedded Malicious Code

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

A threat actor used used compromised credentials to publish a malicious Trivy v0.69.4 release, force-push 76 of 77 version tags in `aquasecurity/trivy-action` to credential-stealing malware, and replace all 7 tags in `aquasecurity/setup-trivy` with malicious commits. The attacked occurred on March 19.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References