CVE-2026-28353 - Trivy Vulnerability Scanner: Unauthorized AI Agent Execution Code Included in OpenVSX Extension Release

CVE-2026-28353 - Trivy Vulnerability Scanner: Unauthorized AI Agent Execution Code Included in OpenVSX Extension Release

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CVE ID : CVE-2026-28353
Published : March 5, 2026, 8:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Description : 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.
Severity: 10.0 | CRITICAL
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