High severity · published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2026-26189
Trivy Action has a script injection via sourced env file in composite action
8.1
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Trivy Action runs Trivy as GitHub action to scan a Docker container image for vulnerabilities. A command injection vulnerability exists in `aquasecurity/trivy-action` versions 0.31.0 through 0.33.1 due to improper handling of action inputs when exporting environment variables. The action writes `export VAR=<input>` lines to `trivy_envs.txt` based on user-supplied inputs and subsequently sources this file in `entrypoint.sh`. Because input values are written without appropriate shell escaping, attacker-controlled input containing shell metacharacters (e.g., `$(...)`, backticks, or other command substitution syntax) may be evaluated during the sourcing process. This can result in arbitrary command execution within the GitHub Actions runner context. Version 0.34.0 contains a patch for this issue. The vulnerability is exploitable when a consuming workflow passes attacker-controlled data into any action input that is written to `trivy_envs.txt`. Access to user input is required by the malicious actor. Workflows that do not pass attacker-controlled data into `trivy-action` inputs, workflows that upgrade to a patched version that properly escapes shell values or eliminates the `source ./trivy_envs.txt` pattern, and workflows where user input is not accessible are not affected.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TR
trivy-action · aquasecurity
>= 0.31.0, < 0.34.0 · source: vendor
TA
Trivy Action · Aquasec
0.31.0 before 0.34.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26189
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26189
Patch
https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/commit/7aca5acc9500b463826cc47a47a65ad7d404b045
Patch
https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/commit/bc61dc55704e2d5704760f3cdab0d09acf16e4ca
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/security/advisories/GHSA-9p44-j4g5-cfx5
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