Container Base Image Vulnerability Comparison
Compare vulnerability profiles across multiple container base images
Last Scan
7/6/2026
Scanner
Grype + Syft
Distributions
Chainguard, Distroless, Alpine, Debian, Root, Minimus
About Baseline Comparisons
- The Baseline shows vulnerability accumulation when images aren't regularly rebuilt and redeployed
- This demonstrates how every image gets vulnerabilities over time
- Average fixable vulnerabilities indicate how quickly base images are rebuilt by the maintainer
- Most audits only require fixing fixable vulnerabilities
- Root also offers paid images with backported packages for existing images
Python
Average Fixable Vulnerabilities by Distribution
0
Minimus
0
Google Distroless
3
Chainguard
11
Debian Base
26
Debian Slim
132
Alpine
184
Root
Alpine
Free 7/6/2026
python:3.12.10-alpine 141
Total Vulns
132
Fixable Vulns
141
Baseline (7/20/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (132)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (9)
Chainguard
Paid 7/6/2026
cgr.dev/chainguard/python:latest 5
Total Vulns
3
Fixable Vulns
79
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (3)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (2)
Debian Base
Free 7/6/2026
python:latest 1659
Total Vulns
11
Fixable Vulns
1659
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (11)
Won't Fix (557)
Not Fixed (1088)
Unknown (3)
Debian Slim
Free 7/6/2026
python:3.12-slim 151
Total Vulns
26
Fixable Vulns
349
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (26)
Won't Fix (57)
Not Fixed (65)
Unknown (3)
Google Distroless
Free 7/6/2026
gcr.io/distroless/python3:latest 136
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
257
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (75)
Not Fixed (61)
Unknown (0)
Minimus
Paid 8/12/2025
reg.mini.dev/python:latest 0
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
20
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (0)
Root
Free 7/6/2026
rootpublic/python:3.12-bookworm-slim 349
Total Vulns
184
Fixable Vulns
349
Baseline (7/20/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (184)
Won't Fix (62)
Not Fixed (100)
Unknown (3)
Go
Average Fixable Vulnerabilities by Distribution
0
Minimus
0
Google Distroless
0
Alpine
7
Chainguard
1099
Root
1161
Debian Base
Alpine
Free 7/6/2026
golang:alpine 3
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
325
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (3)
Chainguard
Paid 7/6/2026
cgr.dev/chainguard/go:latest 1
Total Vulns
7
Fixable Vulns
1
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (7)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (-6)
Debian Base
Free 7/6/2026
golang:1.22.12-bookworm 2061
Total Vulns
1161
Fixable Vulns
2061
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (1161)
Won't Fix (239)
Not Fixed (661)
Unknown (0)
Google Distroless
Free 7/6/2026
gcr.io/distroless/base-debian12:latest 13
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
47
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (5)
Not Fixed (8)
Unknown (0)
Minimus
Paid 8/12/2025
reg.mini.dev/go:latest 2
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
97
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (2)
Root
Free 7/6/2026
rootpublic/golang:1.23.3-bookworm-slim 1235
Total Vulns
1099
Fixable Vulns
1235
Baseline (7/20/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (1099)
Won't Fix (55)
Not Fixed (81)
Unknown (0)
Java
Average Fixable Vulnerabilities by Distribution
0
Minimus
0
Google Distroless
5
Chainguard
186
Root
219
Alpine
268
Debian Base
Alpine
Free 7/6/2026
eclipse-temurin:24-jdk-alpine 267
Total Vulns
219
Fixable Vulns
216
Baseline (7/20/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (219)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (48)
Chainguard
Paid 7/6/2026
cgr.dev/chainguard/jdk:latest 0
Total Vulns
5
Fixable Vulns
107
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (5)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (-5)
Debian Base
Free 7/6/2026
eclipse-temurin:24-jdk-noble 620
Total Vulns
268
Fixable Vulns
620
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (268)
Won't Fix (37)
Not Fixed (315)
Unknown (0)
Google Distroless
Free 7/6/2026
gcr.io/distroless/java21:latest 43
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
51
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (16)
Not Fixed (27)
Unknown (0)
Minimus
Paid 8/12/2025
reg.mini.dev/openjdk:latest 2
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
15
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (2)
Root
Free 7/6/2026
rootpublic/openjdk:22-jdk-bookworm-slim 437
Total Vulns
186
Fixable Vulns
437
Baseline (7/20/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (186)
Won't Fix (100)
Not Fixed (151)
Unknown (0)
Node.js
Average Fixable Vulnerabilities by Distribution
0
Minimus
4
Chainguard
4
Alpine
4
Debian Slim
12
Debian Base
115
Root
Alpine
Free 7/6/2026
node:alpine 7
Total Vulns
4
Fixable Vulns
49
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (4)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (3)
Chainguard
Paid 7/6/2026
cgr.dev/chainguard/node:latest 2
Total Vulns
4
Fixable Vulns
65
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (4)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (-2)
Debian Base
Free 7/6/2026
node:latest 1622
Total Vulns
12
Fixable Vulns
1751
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (12)
Won't Fix (545)
Not Fixed (1065)
Unknown (0)
Debian Slim
Free 7/6/2026
node:current-bookworm-slim 137
Total Vulns
4
Fixable Vulns
247
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (4)
Won't Fix (53)
Not Fixed (80)
Unknown (0)
Minimus
Paid 8/12/2025
reg.mini.dev/node:latest 2
Total Vulns
0
Fixable Vulns
6
Baseline (5/5/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (0)
Won't Fix (0)
Not Fixed (0)
Unknown (2)
Root
Free 7/6/2026
rootpublic/node:23.11-bookworm-slim 247
Total Vulns
115
Fixable Vulns
247
Baseline (7/20/25)
Vulnerabilities by Fix State
Fixable (115)
Won't Fix (53)
Not Fixed (79)
Unknown (0)