Grype
Vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
Grype is an open-source vulnerability scanner from Anchore for container images and filesystems. It integrates with self-hosted CI to detect known vulnerabilities in software dependencies.
Key features
- Image and filesystem scanning
- Multiple vulnerability databases
- SBOM support
- CI integration
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 13k GitHub stars
Is Grype secure?
No known vulnerabilities affect Grype's latest release (v0.120.1). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.
- Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2025-65965, published 2025-11-25 (323 days ago), fixed in 0.104.1
Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.
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