HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-54448
MEDIUM

CVE-2026-54448

CWE-770Published: June 25, 2026· Updated: Jun 26, 2026

6.5
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:17.6th

Official Description

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 can craft a small compressed archive that decompresses to gigabytes, causing the Trivy process to be killed by the OS OOM killer. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.71.0.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-54448 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

aquasec1 product
trivy
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pull/10718
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/security/advisories/GHSA-q3fv-x8vg-qqm4
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pull/10718
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/security/advisories/GHSA-q3fv-x8vg-qqm4

All References (4)

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https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pull/10718Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/security/advisories/GHSA-q3fv-x8vg-qqm4Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pull/10718Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/security/advisories/GHSA-q3fv-x8vg-qqm4Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-54448
CVSS Score6.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-770
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.26%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedJun 25, 2026

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2026-54448 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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