diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60e5a87..14b7423 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Reusable Gitea Actions composite workflows for noctrl infrastructure automation.
 
 Builds and optionally pushes OCI container images to `registry.noctrl.eu` using Podman with isolated storage context.
 
+Since `v10`, the built image is scanned with Trivy before the push and the action fails on fixable HIGH/CRITICAL vulnerabilities (tune with `scan-severity`, opt out with `scan: "false"`). Requires the `trivy` binary on the runner (present in `noctrl/gitea-runner` since `v9`).
+
 **Location:** [`./podman-build-publish`](./podman-build-publish)
 
 **Use in workflows:**
diff --git a/podman-build-publish/action.yaml b/podman-build-publish/action.yaml
index e06b4a8..b8b1b76 100644
--- a/podman-build-publish/action.yaml
+++ b/podman-build-publish/action.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ inputs:
       Set to "false" for build-only verification workflows.
     required: false
     default: "true"
+  scan:
+    description: |
+      Whether to scan the built image with Trivy before pushing. The step
+      fails — blocking the push — when vulnerabilities at or above the
+      configured severities with an available fix are found (unfixed CVEs
+      are ignored: nothing actionable, and Debian/Alpine bases always carry
+      some). Requires the trivy binary on the runner. Set to "false" only
+      with a documented reason.
+    required: false
+    default: "true"
+  scan-severity:
+    description: Comma-separated Trivy severities that fail the scan.
+    required: false
+    default: HIGH,CRITICAL
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -141,6 +155,45 @@ runs:
         build_cmd+=("${{ inputs.context }}")
         "${build_cmd[@]}"
 
+    - if: ${{ inputs.scan != 'false' }}
+      id: scan
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        : "${PODMAN_STORAGE_DRIVER:=vfs}"
+        : "${PODMAN_STORAGE_OPT:=}"
+
+        podman_args=(
+          --root "${RUNNER_TEMP}/podman-root"
+          --runroot "${RUNNER_TEMP}/podman-runroot"
+          --storage-driver "${PODMAN_STORAGE_DRIVER}"
+        )
+
+        if [[ -n "${PODMAN_STORAGE_OPT}" ]]; then
+          podman_args+=(--storage-opt "${PODMAN_STORAGE_OPT}")
+        fi
+
+        image_base="registry.noctrl.eu/${{ inputs.image-name }}"
+        first_tag="$(printf '%s\n' "${{ inputs.tags }}" | tr ', ' '\n\n' | sed '/^$/d' | head -n1)"
+
+        # Trivy cannot read podman's storage under a custom --root, so scan
+        # an exported archive of the image instead.
+        archive="${RUNNER_TEMP}/trivy-scan-image.tar"
+        rm -f "${archive}"
+        podman "${podman_args[@]}" save --format oci-archive -o "${archive}" "${image_base}:${first_tag}"
+
+        echo "Scanning ${image_base}:${first_tag} (fail on: ${{ inputs.scan-severity }}, fixed only)"
+        trivy image \
+          --input "${archive}" \
+          --scanners vuln \
+          --severity "${{ inputs.scan-severity }}" \
+          --ignore-unfixed \
+          --exit-code 1 \
+          --no-progress
+
+        rm -f "${archive}"
+
     - if: ${{ inputs.push != 'false' }}
       id: push
       shell: bash