# The State of Trusted Open Source: March 2026

DevFeed: [The State of Trusted Open Source: March 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-march-2026-13272.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-march-2026>)

Published: 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-cve-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-cve-report.md>), [ai-vulnerability-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-vulnerability-report.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-cve-data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-cve-data.md>), [chainguard-cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-cves.md>), [chainguard-data-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-data-report.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [state-of-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state-of-open-source.md>), [state-of-trusted-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state-of-trusted-open-source.md>)

## AI overview

Chainguard's March 2026 State of Trusted Open Source report examines open-source consumption, container image usage, vulnerabilities, and remediation across its customer portfolio. It highlights AI-driven development, growth in Python and PostgreSQL usage, increasing standardization of the modern platform stack, and the use of Chainguard Base for customized developer tooling.

## Source excerpt

AI is accelerating software and CVE growth. Chainguard's latest report shows rising risk in the long tail and how teams can stay secure at scale.