diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 70277514b22a..c44ffed0edb3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/transparency-dev/merkle v0.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 // indirect
 	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.11.5 // indirect
+	github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.3.5 // indirect
+	github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a5dde364799f..4c71544ba8f5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1367,7 +1367,11 @@ github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:LJmUH05zAU44vOAcrfzZQKsZbVcdbOG8rtL3/X
 github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.11.5 h1:3bHCTIheBm1qFTcgh9oPu+nNBtX+XJIupG/vacinCts=
 github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.11.5/go.mod h1:yZbwRsSeGjusneWgA781EKej9HF8vme8okylkAeNKLk=
 github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v4 v4.3.12/go.mod h1:gborTTJjAo/GWTqqRjrLCn9pgNN+NXzzngzBKDPIqw4=
+github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.3.5 h1:5gO0H1iULLWGhs2H5tbAHIZTV8/cYafcFOr9znI5mJU=
+github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.3.5/go.mod h1:7xyJ9e+0+9SaZT0Wt1RGleJXzli6Q/V5KbhBonMG9jc=
 github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser v0.1.1/go.mod h1:OeAg3pn3UbLjkWt+rN9oFYB6u/cQgqMEUPoW2WPyhdI=
+github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser/v2 v2.0.0 h1:y09buUbR+b5aycVFQs/g70pqKVZNBmxwAhO7/IwNM9g=
+github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:Wri+At7QHww0WTrCBeu4J6bNtoV6mEfg5OIWRZA9qds=
 github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab v0.102.0 h1:ExHuJ1OTQ2yt25zBMMj0G96ChBirGYv8U7HyUiYkZ+4=
 github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab v0.102.0/go.mod h1:ETg8tcj4OhrB84UEgeE8dSuV/0h4BBL1uOV/qK0vlyI=
 github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.3 h1:+/15pJfg/RsTxqYcX6fHqOXZwwMP+2VyYWJeWM2qQFM=
diff --git a/magefiles/magefile.go b/magefiles/magefile.go
index 7ce148d885a0..b1dbcd3439ad 100644
--- a/magefiles/magefile.go
+++ b/magefiles/magefile.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+var protoFiles = []string{
+	"pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.proto",
+}
+
 func init() {
 	slog.SetDefault(log.New(log.NewHandler(os.Stderr, nil))) // stdout is suppressed in mage
 }
@@ -154,11 +158,11 @@ func Mock(dir string) error {
 func Protoc() error {
 	// It is called in the protoc container
 	if _, ok := os.LookupEnv("TRIVY_PROTOC_CONTAINER"); ok {
-		protoFiles, err := findProtoFiles()
+		rpcProtoFiles, err := findRPCProtoFiles()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		for _, file := range protoFiles {
+		for _, file := range rpcProtoFiles {
 			// Check if the generated Go file is up-to-date
 			dst := strings.TrimSuffix(file, ".proto") + ".pb.go"
 			if updated, err := target.Path(dst, file); err != nil {
@@ -173,6 +177,13 @@ func Protoc() error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+
+		for _, file := range protoFiles {
+			if err := sh.RunV("protoc", ".", "paths=source_relative", "--go_out", ".", "--go_opt",
+				"paths=source_relative", file); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -331,11 +342,13 @@ func Fmt() error {
 	}
 
 	// Format proto files
-	protoFiles, err := findProtoFiles()
+	rpcProtoFiles, err := findRPCProtoFiles()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, file := range protoFiles {
+
+	allProtoFiles := append(protoFiles, rpcProtoFiles...)
+	for _, file := range allProtoFiles {
 		if err = sh.Run("clang-format", "-i", file); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -422,7 +435,7 @@ func (Docs) Generate() error {
 	return sh.RunWith(ENV, "go", "run", "-tags=mage_docs", "./magefiles")
 }
 
-func findProtoFiles() ([]string, error) {
+func findRPCProtoFiles() ([]string, error) {
 	var files []string
 	err := filepath.WalkDir("rpc", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		switch {
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/option.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/option.go
index 887899496f1b..76146a4ea6bf 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/option.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/option.go
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ package parser
 import (
 	"io/fs"
 
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scanners/options"
 )
 
 type ConfigurableTerraformParser interface {
 	options.ConfigurableParser
 	SetTFVarsPaths(...string)
+	SetTFVars(vars map[string]cty.Value)
 	SetStopOnHCLError(bool)
 	SetWorkspaceName(string)
 	SetAllowDownloads(bool)
@@ -26,6 +29,14 @@ func OptionWithTFVarsPaths(paths ...string) options.ParserOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func OptionsWithTfVars(vars map[string]cty.Value) options.ParserOption {
+	return func(p options.ConfigurableParser) {
+		if tf, ok := p.(ConfigurableTerraformParser); ok {
+			tf.SetTFVars(vars)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func OptionStopOnHCLError(stop bool) options.ParserOption {
 	return func(p options.ConfigurableParser) {
 		if tf, ok := p.(ConfigurableTerraformParser); ok {
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser.go
index 4f79c1fdf6f2..a5b2b909a462 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Parser struct {
 	moduleBlock       *terraform.Block
 	files             []sourceFile
 	tfvarsPaths       []string
+	tfvars            map[string]cty.Value
 	stopOnHCLError    bool
 	workspaceName     string
 	underlying        *hclparse.Parser
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ func (p *Parser) SetTFVarsPaths(s ...string) {
 	p.tfvarsPaths = s
 }
 
+func (p *Parser) SetTFVars(vars map[string]cty.Value) {
+	p.tfvars = vars
+}
+
 func (p *Parser) SetStopOnHCLError(b bool) {
 	p.stopOnHCLError = b
 }
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ func New(moduleFS fs.FS, moduleSource string, opts ...options.ParserOption) *Par
 		moduleFS:       moduleFS,
 		moduleSource:   moduleSource,
 		configsFS:      moduleFS,
+		tfvars:         make(map[string]cty.Value),
 	}
 
 	for _, option := range opts {
@@ -215,10 +221,15 @@ func (p *Parser) Load(ctx context.Context) (*evaluator, error) {
 	p.debug.Log("Read %d block(s) and %d ignore(s) for module '%s' (%d file[s])...", len(blocks), len(ignores), p.moduleName, len(p.files))
 
 	var inputVars map[string]cty.Value
-	if p.moduleBlock != nil {
+
+	switch {
+	case p.moduleBlock != nil:
 		inputVars = p.moduleBlock.Values().AsValueMap()
 		p.debug.Log("Added %d input variables from module definition.", len(inputVars))
-	} else {
+	case len(p.tfvars) > 0:
+		inputVars = p.tfvars
+		p.debug.Log("Added %d input variables from tfvars.", len(inputVars))
+	default:
 		inputVars, err = loadTFVars(p.configsFS, p.tfvarsPaths)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go
index e7a8041aa7ff..df06dd2aa393 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -1746,6 +1746,33 @@ func TestTFVarsFileDoesNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "file does not exist")
 }
 
+func Test_OptionsWithTfVars(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := testutil.CreateFS(t, map[string]string{
+		"main.tf": `resource "test" "this" {
+  foo = var.foo
+}
+variable "foo" {}
+`})
+
+	parser := New(fs, "", OptionsWithTfVars(
+		map[string]cty.Value{
+			"foo": cty.StringVal("bar"),
+		},
+	))
+
+	require.NoError(t, parser.ParseFS(context.TODO(), "."))
+
+	modules, _, err := parser.EvaluateAll(context.TODO())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, modules, 1)
+
+	rootModule := modules[0]
+
+	blocks := rootModule.GetResourcesByType("test")
+	assert.Len(t, blocks, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "bar", blocks[0].GetAttribute("foo").Value().AsString())
+}
+
 func TestDynamicWithIterator(t *testing.T) {
 	fsys := fstest.MapFS{
 		"main.tf": &fstest.MapFile{
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/plan.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/plan.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f0c3adcd791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/plan.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package snapshot
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+	ctymsgpack "github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty/msgpack"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+
+	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto"
+)
+
+type DynamicValue []byte
+
+func (v DynamicValue) Decode(ty cty.Type) (cty.Value, error) {
+	if v == nil {
+		return cty.NilVal, nil
+	}
+
+	return ctymsgpack.Unmarshal([]byte(v), ty)
+}
+
+type Plan struct {
+	variableValues map[string]DynamicValue
+}
+
+func (p Plan) inputVariables() (map[string]cty.Value, error) {
+	vars := make(map[string]cty.Value)
+	for k, v := range p.variableValues {
+		val, err := v.Decode(cty.DynamicPseudoType)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		vars[k] = val
+	}
+	return vars, nil
+}
+
+func readTfPlan(r io.Reader) (*Plan, error) {
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read plan: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var rawPlan planproto.Plan
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(b, &rawPlan); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal plan: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	plan := Plan{
+		variableValues: make(map[string]DynamicValue),
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range rawPlan.Variables {
+		if len(v.Msgpack) == 0 { // len(0) because that's the default value for a "bytes" in protobuf
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("dynamic value does not have msgpack serialization")
+		}
+
+		plan.variableValues[k] = DynamicValue(v.Msgpack)
+	}
+
+	return &plan, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.pb.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.pb.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1aa3ae5a7ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.32.0
+// 	protoc        v5.27.1
+// source: pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.proto
+
+package planproto
+
+import (
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	reflect "reflect"
+	sync "sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
+	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+)
+
+type DynamicValue struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Msgpack []byte `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=msgpack,proto3" json:"msgpack,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *DynamicValue) Reset() {
+	*x = DynamicValue{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes[0]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *DynamicValue) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*DynamicValue) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *DynamicValue) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use DynamicValue.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*DynamicValue) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+}
+
+func (x *DynamicValue) GetMsgpack() []byte {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Msgpack
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type Plan struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Variables map[string]*DynamicValue `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=variables,proto3" json:"variables,omitempty" protobuf_key:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"bytes,2,opt,name=value,proto3"`
+}
+
+func (x *Plan) Reset() {
+	*x = Plan{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes[1]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *Plan) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*Plan) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *Plan) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes[1]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use Plan.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*Plan) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{1}
+}
+
+func (x *Plan) GetVariables() map[string]*DynamicValue {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Variables
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var File_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
+
+var file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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+	0x74, 0x6f, 0x33,
+}
+
+var (
+	file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
+	file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescData = file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDesc
+)
+
+func file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
+	file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
+		file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescData)
+	})
+	return file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDescData
+}
+
+var file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 3)
+var file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+	(*DynamicValue)(nil), // 0: tfplan.DynamicValue
+	(*Plan)(nil),         // 1: tfplan.Plan
+	nil,                  // 2: tfplan.Plan.VariablesEntry
+}
+var file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
+	2, // 0: tfplan.Plan.variables:type_name -> tfplan.Plan.VariablesEntry
+	0, // 1: tfplan.Plan.VariablesEntry.value:type_name -> tfplan.DynamicValue
+	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:2] is the sub-list for field type_name
+}
+
+func init() { file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_init() }
+func file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_init() {
+	if File_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*DynamicValue); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*Plan); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	type x struct{}
+	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
+		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
+			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
+			RawDescriptor: file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDesc,
+			NumEnums:      0,
+			NumMessages:   3,
+			NumExtensions: 0,
+			NumServices:   0,
+		},
+		GoTypes:           file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_goTypes,
+		DependencyIndexes: file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_depIdxs,
+		MessageInfos:      file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_msgTypes,
+	}.Build()
+	File_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto = out.File
+	file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_rawDesc = nil
+	file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_goTypes = nil
+	file_pkg_iac_scanners_terraformplan_snapshot_planproto_planfile_proto_depIdxs = nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.proto b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5615b819e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto/planfile.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package tfplan;
+
+option go_package = "github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/planproto";
+
+message DynamicValue {
+  bytes msgpack = 1;
+}
+
+message Plan {
+  map<string, DynamicValue> variables = 2;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner.go
index e2a8d2807fa1..3c8dcc8fce0b 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scan"
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scanners/options"
 	terraformScanner "github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform"
+	tfparser "github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser"
 )
 
 type Scanner struct {
@@ -71,5 +72,9 @@ func (s *Scanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) (scan.Results, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert snapshot to FS: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	s.inner.AddParserOptions(
+		tfparser.OptionsWithTfVars(snap.inputVariables),
+	)
 	return s.inner.ScanFS(ctx, fsys, ".")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner_test.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner_test.go
index 9eca249c1f16..6e7299e19dd1 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/scanner_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ func Test_ScanFS(t *testing.T) {
 			dir:         "with-remote-module",
 			expectedIDs: []string{"ID001"},
 		},
+		{
+			dir:         "with-var",
+			expectedIDs: []string{"ID001"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
@@ -133,5 +137,4 @@ func Test_ScanFS(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedIDs, ids)
 		})
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot.go
index e32e47790c32..72556a984479 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/liamg/memoryfs"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 
 	iox "github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/x/io"
 )
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ func parseSnapshot(r io.Reader) (*snapshot, error) {
 	}
 
 	snap := &snapshot{
-		modules: make(map[string]*snapshotModule),
+		modules:        make(map[string]*snapshotModule),
+		inputVariables: make(map[string]cty.Value),
 	}
 
 	var moduleManifest configSnapshotModuleManifest
@@ -91,6 +93,23 @@ func parseSnapshot(r io.Reader) (*snapshot, error) {
 			if err := snap.addFile(file); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+		case file.Name == tfplanFilename:
+			r, err := file.Open()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open plan: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			plan, err := readTfPlan(r)
+			if err != nil {
+				_ = r.Close()
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read tfplan: %w", err)
+			}
+			_ = r.Close()
+
+			snap.inputVariables, err = plan.inputVariables()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -140,7 +159,8 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	snapshot struct {
-		modules map[string]*snapshotModule
+		modules        map[string]*snapshotModule
+		inputVariables map[string]cty.Value
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot_test.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot_test.go
index 22f26e5e7b6b..c85791b2f283 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/snapshot_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 )
 
 func TestReadSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
@@ -108,3 +109,18 @@ func TestIsPlanSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.False(t, got)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestPlanWithVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join("testdata", "with-var", "tfplan"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	snapshot, err := parseSnapshot(f)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, snapshot)
+
+	expectedVars := map[string]cty.Value{
+		"bucket_name": cty.StringVal("test-bucket"),
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedVars, snapshot.inputVariables)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/checks/s3-bucket-name.rego b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/checks/s3-bucket-name.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..798b1b705a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/checks/s3-bucket-name.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# METADATA
+# title: Test rego
+# description: A bucket named "test-bucket" is not allowed
+# schemas:
+#   - input: schema["cloud"]
+# custom:
+#   avd_id: ID001
+#   severity: LOW
+#   input:
+#     selector: 
+#     - type: cloud
+#       subtypes:
+#         - service: s3
+#           provider: aws
+package user.aws.ID001
+
+deny[res] {
+    bucket := input.aws.s3.buckets[_]
+    bucket.name.value == "test-bucket"
+    res := result.new("Bucket not allowed", bucket.name)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/main.tf b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6fc475bfb3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+variable "bucket_name" {}
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket" "this" {
+  bucket = var.bucket_name
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/tfplan b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/tfplan
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78be033f53d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraformplan/snapshot/testdata/with-var/tfplan differ