Amazon Inspector extended its scanning capabilities to include Java applications managed with Gradle by analyzing gradle.lockfile content. It also added support for vulnerability detection in software such as MySQL, MariaDB, PHP, Jenkins-core, 7zip on Windows, Elasticsearch, and Curl/LibCurl within Lambda functions and Elastic Container Registry images.
These enhancements improve the accuracy and comprehensiveness of vulnerability and misconfiguration assessments across diverse application environments. Amazon Inspector continues facilitating automated security management to assist organizations in maintaining compliance and strengthening their defenses in AWS deployments.
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Amazon Inspector adds Java Gradle support and expands ecosystem coverage ↗Source published 2026-01-12. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.