Root.io
Automated vulnerability remediation: patches CVEs inside the images you already run instead of replacing your base images.
https://root.iobest_for
Teams blocked from rebasing (vendor images, legacy services, compliance freezes) that still need CVE counts driven down with SLA-backed evidence.
strengths
- Near-zero migration: keep your images, your bases, and your pipelines
- Fixes the long tail of CVEs in first-party and third-party images that catalog vendors don't cover
- Fits teams that cannot rebase (vendor-supplied images, legacy stacks, regulated freeze windows)
weaknesses
- Patching in place reduces CVE counts but does not minimize attack surface the way rebuilt-minimal images do
- Younger vendor; auditor familiarity and long-term patch maintenance model need validation
- Dependent on patch feasibility per package and ecosystem
Attribute detail
| Company | |
|---|---|
| Founded | |
| Headquarters | |
| Funding / backing | |
| Approach | |
| Core approach | |
| Base OS / distro | |
| libc | |
| Shell / package manager in runtime images | |
| Catalog | |
| Catalog size | |
| Coverage scope | |
| Custom / BYO image support | |
| End-of-life version support | |
| Security posture | |
| Zero-CVE posture | |
| CVE remediation SLA | |
| Rebuild cadence | |
| SBOM | |
| VEX statements | |
| Signing & provenance | |
| Compliance | |
| FIPS 140-3 variants | |
| STIG hardening | |
| Compliance fit (FedRAMP / PCI / HIPAA) | |
| Operations | |
| Migration effort | |
| Private registry / air-gap delivery | |
| Commercial | |
| Pricing model | |
| Free tier | |