Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-28353Trivy Vulnerability Scanner: Unauthorized AI Agent Execution Code Included in OpenVSX Extension Release
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in trivy-vscode-extension from aquasecurity. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aquasecurity | trivy-vscode-extension | = 1.8.12 |
Weakness: CWE-506 · 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