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Which CI/CD platforms scan dependencies and container images for known vulnerabilities during the build, and how do they handle failing a build when a new CVE shows up?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 10, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
GitLab CI100%100%100%—
Snyk Code100%100%100%—
GitHub Actions100%0%100%—
CircleCI100%0%0%—
Jenkins100%0%0%—
Azure DevOps100%0%0%—
Trivy100%0%100%—
Grype + Anchore100%0%100%—
Qualys100%0%0%—
Google Artifact Analysis100%0%0%—
Dependabot100%0%0%—
OWASP Dependency-Check100%0%0%—
Sonatype100%0%0%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 10, 2026 · 8 sources cited
GitHub ActionsSite citedpositive
+ Dependency Review for pull requests

“Dependency Review checks pull requests for newly introduced vulnerable dependencies.”

+ Configurable severity thresholds

“You can configure severity thresholds.”

+ Failed required check prevents merging

“A failed required check prevents merging.”

+ Useful for preventing vulnerable dependencies

“GitHub's Dependency Review Action is particularly useful for preventing vulnerable dependencies from entering a project.”

− Container scanning requires additional scanner

“Container scanning generally requires an additional scanner such as Trivy or Snyk.”

GitLab CIRecommendedpositive
“If you want an integrated solution, GitLab Security is worth evaluating.”
+ Integrated dependency and container scanning

“GitLab provides integrated dependency and container scanning.”

+ Continuous Vulnerability Scanning

“Continuous Vulnerability Scanning can identify newly disclosed CVEs in previously scanned dependencies and container images, even without another pipeline execution.”

+ Dependency scanning quality

“GitLab Security | Excellent | Excellent | Yes | Yes, with policy configuration”

− Standard scanning jobs do not necessarily fail on vulnerability

“One important distinction: GitLab's standard security scanning jobs do not necessarily fail simply because they discover a vulnerability.”

“CircleCI supports Snyk integrations for scanning application dependencies and Docker images.”
+ Snyk integrations for dependencies and Docker images

“CircleCI supports Snyk integrations for scanning application dependencies and Docker images.”

“Jenkins supports the Snyk Security Plugin, which can fail builds when vulnerabilities reach a configured severity threshold.”
+ Snyk Security Plugin can fail builds on severity threshold

“Jenkins supports the Snyk Security Plugin, which can fail builds when vulnerabilities reach a configured severity threshold.”

“Azure DevOps supports dependency scanning through GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps.”
+ Dependency scanning via GitHub Advanced Security

“Azure DevOps supports dependency scanning through GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps.”

− Container scanning requires third-party integrations

“Container scanning can be added through third-party integrations.”

Snyk CodeRecommendedSite citedpositive
“If you already have an established CI/CD platform and want a dedicated security solution, Snyk is a strong option.”
+ Dependency scanning quality

“Snyk | Excellent | Excellent | Yes | Yes”

+ Container scanning quality

“Snyk | Excellent | Excellent | Yes | Yes”

+ New CVE monitoring

“Snyk continuously monitors previously imported dependency and container snapshots.”

+ Fail only on newly introduced vulnerabilities via snyk-delta

“Snyk supports this through snyk-delta.”

+ Fail only on fixable vulnerabilities

“Snyk supports this through:”

TrivySite citedpositive
“Trivy | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”
+ Dependency scanning quality

“Trivy | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”

+ Container scanning quality

“Trivy | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”

− New CVE monitoring requires scheduled rescanning

“Trivy | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”

“Grype + Anchore | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”
+ Dependency scanning quality

“Grype + Anchore | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”

+ Container scanning quality

“Grype + Anchore | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”

− New CVE monitoring requires scheduled rescanning

“Grype + Anchore | Excellent | Excellent | Requires scheduled rescanning | Yes”

QualysSite cited
“Qualys | Yes | Yes | Yes, depending on integration | Yes”
+ Container image vulnerability scanning

“Container image vulnerability scanning.”

+ Software composition analysis

“Software composition analysis.”

+ CVE severity thresholds

“CVE severity thresholds.”

+ Policy-based build pass/fail decisions

“Policy-based build pass/fail decisions.”

Google Artifact Analysis
“Google Artifact Analysis provides vulnerability scanning for images stored in Artifact Registry.”
+ Vulnerability scanning for images in Artifact Registry

“Google Artifact Analysis provides vulnerability scanning for images stored in Artifact Registry.”

DependabotSite cited
“Yes – Dependency Review, Dependabot”
“Via Snyk, Sonatype and other integrations”

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