aquasecurity trivy-vscode-extension 1.8.12 malicious code

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A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in aquasecurity trivy-vscode-extension 1.8.12. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in malicious code. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-28353. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in aquasecurity trivy-vscode-extension 1.8.12. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a malicious code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-506. The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28353 since 02/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• aquasecurity

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• trivy-vscode-extension

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• 1.8.12

Website

• Product: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-vscode-extension/

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