aquasecurity/trivy
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
About aquasecurity/trivy
aquasecurity/trivy is an open-source project on GitHub, mainly written in Go. Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more It currently holds 38,195 stars and 724 forks with 254 open issues, and was last pushed on 2026-10-02 (repository created 2019-04-11).
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GitHub Repository Details
README
[![GitHub Release][release-img]][release] [![Test][test-img]][test] [![Go Report Card][go-report-img]][go-report] [![License: Apache-2.0][license-img]][license] [![GitHub Downloads][github-downloads-img]][release] ![Docker Pulls][docker-pulls]
[📖 Documentation][docs]
Trivy ([pronunciation][pronunciation]) is a comprehensive and versatile security scanner. Trivy has scanners that look for security issues, and targets where it can find those issues.
Targets (what Trivy can scan):
- Container Image
- Filesystem
- Git Repository (remote)
- Virtual Machine Image
- Kubernetes
- OS packages and software dependencies in use (SBOM)
- Known vulnerabilities (CVEs)
- IaC issues and misconfigurations
- Sensitive information and secrets
- Software licenses
To learn more, go to the [Trivy homepage][homepage] for feature highlights, or to the [Documentation site][docs] for detailed information.
Quick Start
Get Trivy
Trivy is available in most common distribution channels. The full list of installation options is available in the [Installation] page. Here are a few popular examples:
brew install trivydocker run aquasec/trivy- Download binary from
- See [Installation] for more
- GitHub Actions
- Kubernetes operator
- VS Code plugin
- See [Ecosystem] for more
Canary builds
There are canary builds (Docker Hub, GitHub, ECR images and binaries) generated with every push to the main branch.Please be aware: canary builds might have critical bugs, so they are not recommended for use in production.
General usage
trivy [--scanners ]
Examples:
trivy image python:3.4-alpine
Result
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/af1c11e7-d9c5-48af-8e05-cb34dfd6352a
trivy fs --scanners vuln,secret,misconfig myproject/
Result
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6b3894b7-77c5-4ffc-ac94-ffe6648a30dc
trivy k8s --report summary cluster
Result
FAQ
How to pronounce the name "Trivy"?
tri is pronounced like trigger, vy is pronounced like envy.
Want more? Check out Aqua
If you liked Trivy, you will love Aqua which builds on top of Trivy to provide even more enhanced capabilities for a complete security management offering. You can find a high level comparison table specific to Trivy users here. In addition check out the website for more information about our products and services. If you'd like to contact Aqua or request a demo, please use this form:
Community
Trivy is an [Aqua Security][aquasec] open source project. Learn about our open source work and portfolio [here][oss]. Contact us about any matter by opening a GitHub Discussion [here][discussions]
Please ensure to abide by our [Code of Conduct][code-of-conduct] during all interactions.
[test]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/actions/workflows/test.yaml [test-img]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/actions/workflows/test.yaml/badge.svg [go-report]: https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/aquasecurity/trivy [go-report-img]: https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/aquasecurity/trivy [release]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases [release-img]: https://img.shields.io/github/release/aquasecurity/trivy.svg?logo=github [github-downloads-img]: https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/aquasecurity/trivy/total?logo=github [docker-pulls]: https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/aquasec/trivy?logo=docker&label=docker%20pulls%20%2F%20trivy [license]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/blob/main/LICENSE [license-img]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg [homepage]: https://trivy.dev [docs]: https://trivy.dev/docs/latest/ [pronunciation]: #how-to-pronounce-the-name-trivy [code-of-conduct]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/community/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
[Installation]:https://trivy.dev/docs/latest/getting-started/installation/ [Ecosystem]: https://trivy.dev/docs/latest/ecosystem/ [Scanning Coverage]: https://trivy.dev/docs/latest/coverage/
[alpine]: https://ariadne.space/2021/06/08/the-vulnerability-remediation-lifecycle-of-alpine-containers/ [rego]: https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/#rego [sigstore]: https://www.sigstore.dev/
[aquasec]: https://aquasec.com [oss]: https://www.aquasec.com/products/open-source-projects/ [discussions]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/discussions