Run scans locally

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

You can run any of Fluid Attacks’ scanners  locally using Docker .

First, to make sure you have the latest version available, you can execute the corresponding Docker pull command for each scanner. For example, for the SAST scanner:

docker pull fluidattacks/sast:latest

Fluid Attacks does not distribute tags according to versions. This tag will always contain the most up-to-date version of the tool thanks to Fluid Attacks’ CI/CD process.

Now, to execute the scanner, there are multiple options available. You need to mount the container image over a directory and then call the CLI with one of the available commands .

For example, to execute the SAST scanner over your project directory, you can use the following command:

docker run --rm -v /dir/to/scan:/my-dir fluidattacks/sast:latest sast scan /my-dir

Replace dir/to/scan with the actual path to your project directory. Another option would be to navigate to your project directory in your terminal and then execute:

docker run --rm -v .:/my-dir fluidattacks/sca:latest sca scan /my-dir

As shown in the previous examples, there is no need for a configuration file when running the SAST scan on a directory. In that case, the scanner executes all checks on the entire directory by default.

Another option to execute a scan is using a configuration file in YAML format. This allows you more granular control over the scanner, for example:

• Including or excluding certain paths  for analysis
• Choosing which checks to execute 
• Choosing special configuration options specific to each scanner

To run a scanner using a configuration file, bind the configuration file to the Docker command as follows, replacing /dir/to/scan and /path/to/config.yaml with the appropriate paths for your scan directory and configuration file:

docker run --rm -v /dir/to/scan:/my-dir -v /path/to/config.yaml:/config.yaml fluidattacks/sast:latest sast scan /config.yaml

Another option would be to place the configuration file inside your project directory and execute:

docker run --rm -v /dir/to/scan:/my-dir fluidattacks/sast:latest sast scan /my-dir/config.yaml

For more information, read “Scan with a configuration file ”.

Troubleshooting

For solutions to common errors and issues encountered during the scanning process, consult the “Scanner FAQ ”.