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Vulnerability scanners

Check dependencies and container images against databases of known vulnerabilities.

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Vulnerability scanners
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Trivy38kApache-2.0Open sourceNoGov0.75.02026-10-06
Grype13kApache-2.0Open sourceNoGov0.120.02026-10-05
OSV-Scanner11kApache-2.0Open sourceNoGov2.6.02026-10-05
Clair11kApache-2.0Open sourceNoGov4.9.02026-09-30
Dependency-Check7.7kApache-2.0Open sourceNoJavav13.0.02026-10-05

5 tools

Trivy

Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
38k
Latest
v0.75.0
Last push
2026-10-06
Grype

A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
13k
Latest
v0.120.0
Last push
2026-10-05
OSV-Scanner

Vulnerability scanner written in Go which uses the data provided by https://osv.dev

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
11k
Latest
v2.6.0
Last push
2026-10-05
Clair

Vulnerability Static Analysis for Containers

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
11k
Latest
v4.9.0
Last push
2026-09-30
Dependency-Check

OWASP dependency-check is a software composition analysis utility that detects publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in application dependencies.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
7.7k
Latest
v13.0.0
Last push
2026-10-05

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