Resource exhaustion in Aquasec Trivy
CVE-2026-54448
Trivy is a security scanner. Prior to 0.71.0, when Trivy scans a Helm chart archive (.tgz), its custom tar unpacker reads each entry with io.ReadAll(tr) and no size limit. An attacker who can place a malicious .tgz file in the scanned path…
EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Aquasec Trivy
- Aquasecurity Trivy — versions < 0.71.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-54448?
- CVE-2026-54448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aquasec Trivy, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-54448?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.