Path Traversal in Aquasec Trivy
CVE-2026-55092
Trivy is a security scanner. Prior to 0.71.1, when Trivy downloads an OCI artifact, it uses the org.opencontainers.image.title annotation from the artifact manifest as the destination filename without validation. An attacker who can make Trivy fetch an attacker-controlled artifact can supply a crafted annotation that resolves to a path outside the intended destination, causing Trivy to write the layer content to an arbitrary location on the host filesystem. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.71.1.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Aquasec Trivy
- Aquasecurity Trivy — versions < 0.71.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/security/advisories/GHSA-mcj4-mphf-j9ff (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-55092?
- CVE-2026-55092 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aquasec Trivy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-55092?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.