Automated security scanning for dependencies, code, containers with Trivy, Snyk, npm audit. Use for CI/CD security gates, pre-deployment audits, compliance requirements, or encountering CVE detection, outdated packages, license compliance, SBOM generation errors.
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vulnerability-scanning
January 24, 2026
Select agents to install to:
npx add-skill https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/blob/main/plugins/vulnerability-scanning/skills/vulnerability-scanning/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill vulnerability-scanningInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/vulnerability-scanning/# Vulnerability Scanning
Automate security vulnerability detection across code, dependencies, and containers.
## Dependency Scanning
```bash
# npm audit
npm audit --audit-level=high
# Snyk
snyk test --severity-threshold=high
# Safety (Python)
safety check --full-report
```
## Container Scanning (Trivy)
```bash
# Scan container image
trivy image myapp:latest --severity HIGH,CRITICAL
# Scan filesystem
trivy fs --scanners vuln,secret .
```
## GitHub Actions Integration
```yaml
name: Security Scan
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
security:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
with:
scan-type: 'fs'
severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH'
exit-code: '1'
- name: Run Snyk
uses: snyk/actions/node@master
env:
SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
with:
args: --severity-threshold=high
- name: npm audit
run: npm audit --audit-level=high
```
## Code Analysis (Bandit for Python)
```bash
bandit -r src/ -ll -ii
```
## Node.js Scanner
```javascript
const { execSync } = require('child_process');
function runSecurityScan() {
const results = {
npm: JSON.parse(execSync('npm audit --json').toString()),
trivy: JSON.parse(execSync('trivy fs --format json .').toString())
};
const critical = results.npm.metadata?.vulnerabilities?.critical || 0;
if (critical > 0) {
console.error(`Found ${critical} critical vulnerabilities`);
process.exit(1);
}
}
```
## Best Practices
- Integrate scanning in CI/CD pipeline
- Fail builds on high/critical findings
- Scan dependencies and containers
- Track vulnerabilities over time
- Document accepted false positives
## Tools
- Trivy (containers, filesystem)
- Snyk (dependencies, code)
- npm audit / yarn audit
- Bandit (Python)
- OWASP Dependency-Check