# Expanding Chainguard VMs: Zero-CVE Application & Base Virtual Machine Images for Cloud and On-Prem

DevFeed: [Expanding Chainguard VMs: Zero-CVE Application & Base Virtual Machine Images for Cloud and On-Prem](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/expanding-chainguard-vms-zero-cve-application-base-virtual-machine-images-for-cloud-and-on-prem-13035.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/expanding-chainguard-vms-zero-cve-application-base-virtual-machine-images-for-cloud-and-on-prem>)

Published: 2025-09-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard vms](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-vms.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [on-prem](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/on-prem.md>), [chainguard os](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-os.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Jenkins](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jenkins.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nginx.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-vms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-vms.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-virtual-machines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-virtual-machines.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [jenkins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jenkins.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nginx.md>), [on-prem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/on-prem.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [provenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provenance.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [rebuilds](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rebuilds.md>), [sbom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sbom.md>), [secure-by-default](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-default.md>), [security-vm-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-vm-images.md>), [virtual-machine-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machine-images.md>), [zero-cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-cves.md>)

## AI overview

Chainguard VMs is expanding with zero-CVE application images for Jenkins, Nginx, and Squid Proxy, plus base images for Chainguard OS, Java, and Python. The virtual machine images support cloud and on-premises deployments and are continuously rebuilt from source with automated updates, CVE remediation, and SBOM-driven provenance attestations.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard VMs is expanding with new Application and Base VM Images -- giving teams a secure, zero-CVE foundation to build and innovate faster.