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.
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26 Feb 2026, 02:55
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| References | () https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/commit/7aca5acc9500b463826cc47a47a65ad7d404b045 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/commit/bc61dc55704e2d5704760f3cdab0d09acf16e4ca - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action/security/advisories/GHSA-9p44-j4g5-cfx5 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:aquasec:trivy_action:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Information
Published : 2026-02-19 20:25
Updated : 2026-02-26 02:55
NVD link : CVE-2026-26189
Mitre link : CVE-2026-26189
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26189
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Products Affected
aquasec
- trivy_action
CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
