After executing trivy plugin update， will the installed plugins be removed?

[srebro-cn]

Description

After executing trivy plugin update , will the installed plugins be removed?

Desired Behavior

After executing trivy plugin update , will the installed plugins be removed?

Actual Behavior

After executing trivy plugin update , will the installed plugins be removed?

Reproduction Steps

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Target

Container Image

Scanner

Vulnerability

Output Format

JSON

Mode

Standalone

Debug Output

null

Operating System

linux

Version

Version: 0.55.2

Checklist

• Run trivy clean --all
• Read the troubleshooting

[simar7]

Hmm this looks like a bug to me. I was also able to reproduce this behavior on a newer version of Trivy.

➜   trivy plugin list
Installed Plugins:
  Name:    aws
  Version: 0.15.1

➜  trivy plugin update
2025-08-19T11:52:58-06:00       INFO    [plugin] Updating the plugin index...   url="https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy-plugin-index/v1/index.yaml"

➜   trivy plugin list
No Installed Plugins

cc @DmitriyLewen (and teppei when he's back from vacation).

[DmitriyLewen]

Created #9357