A penetration tester is searching for vulnerabilities or misconfigurations on a container environment. Which of the following tools will the tester most likely use to achieve this objective?

The correct answer is B. Trivy. Containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) require specialized scanning tools to detect vulnerabilities. Trivy is an open-source vulnerability scanner designed specifically for containers and Kubernetes It scans container images, repositories, and running containers for known…

Submitted by brentm· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis

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ANikto
BTrivy
CNessus
DNmap

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A
3% (1)
B
91% (32)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

Containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) require specialized scanning tools to detect vulnerabilities. Trivy is an open-source vulnerability scanner designed specifically for containers and Kubernetes It scans container images, repositories, and running containers for known vulnerabilities (CVEs).

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#Container security#Vulnerability scanning#Trivy#Container misconfigurations

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