diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/file_context.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/file_context.go
index 949add1ca7c4..e1c8cfa87f40 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/file_context.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/file_context.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package parser
 
 import (
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/ignore"
 	iacTypes "github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/types"
 )
@@ -71,3 +73,11 @@ func (t *FileContext) missingParameterValues() []string {
 	}
 	return missing
 }
+
+func (t *FileContext) stripNullProperties() {
+	for _, resource := range t.Resources {
+		resource.Inner.Properties = lo.OmitBy(resource.Inner.Properties, func(k string, v *Property) bool {
+			return v.IsNil()
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser.go
index 696dfcf16349..24d85ba4bbbb 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseFS(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, dir string) (FileConte
 	return contexts, nil
 }
 
-func (p *Parser) ParseFile(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, path string) (fctx *FileContext, err error) {
+func (p *Parser) ParseFile(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, filePath string) (fctx *FileContext, err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("panic during parse: %s", e)
@@ -105,15 +106,15 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseFile(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, path string) (fctx *
 	}
 
 	sourceFmt := YamlSourceFormat
-	if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(path), ".json") {
+	if path.Ext(filePath) == ".json" {
 		sourceFmt = JsonSourceFormat
 	}
 
-	f, err := fsys.Open(filepath.ToSlash(path))
+	f, err := fsys.Open(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
+	defer f.Close()
 
 	content, err := io.ReadAll(f)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseFile(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, path string) (fctx *
 	lines := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")
 
 	fctx = &FileContext{
-		filepath:     path,
+		filepath:     filePath,
 		lines:        lines,
 		SourceFormat: sourceFmt,
 	}
@@ -131,26 +132,28 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseFile(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, path string) (fctx *
 	switch sourceFmt {
 	case YamlSourceFormat:
 		if err := yaml.Unmarshal(content, fctx); err != nil {
-			return nil, NewErrInvalidContent(path, err)
+			return nil, NewErrInvalidContent(filePath, err)
 		}
-		fctx.Ignores = ignore.Parse(string(content), path, "")
+		fctx.Ignores = ignore.Parse(string(content), filePath, "")
 	case JsonSourceFormat:
 		if err := jfather.Unmarshal(content, fctx); err != nil {
-			return nil, NewErrInvalidContent(path, err)
+			return nil, NewErrInvalidContent(filePath, err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	fctx.stripNullProperties()
+
 	fctx.overrideParameters(p.overridedParameters)
 
 	if params := fctx.missingParameterValues(); len(params) > 0 {
-		p.logger.Warn("Missing parameter values", log.FilePath(path), log.String("parameters", strings.Join(params, ", ")))
+		p.logger.Warn("Missing parameter values", log.FilePath(filePath), log.String("parameters", strings.Join(params, ", ")))
 	}
 
 	fctx.lines = lines
 	fctx.SourceFormat = sourceFmt
-	fctx.filepath = path
+	fctx.filepath = filePath
 
-	p.logger.Debug("Context loaded from source", log.FilePath(path))
+	p.logger.Debug("Context loaded from source", log.FilePath(filePath))
 
 	// the context must be set to conditions before resources
 	for _, c := range fctx.Conditions {
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseFile(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, path string) (fctx *
 	}
 
 	for name, r := range fctx.Resources {
-		r.configureResource(name, fsys, path, fctx)
+		r.configureResource(name, fsys, filePath, fctx)
 	}
 
 	return fctx, nil
@@ -190,10 +193,10 @@ func (p *Parser) parseParams() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Parser) parseParametersFile(path string) (Parameters, error) {
-	f, err := p.configsFS.Open(path)
+func (p *Parser) parseParametersFile(filePath string) (Parameters, error) {
+	f, err := p.configsFS.Open(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parameters file %q open error: %w", path, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parameters file %q open error: %w", filePath, err)
 	}
 
 	var parameters Parameters
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser_test.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser_test.go
index aa058c4df855..99dd62294eee 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/cloudformation/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -440,3 +440,52 @@ Conditions:
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, files, 1)
 }
+
+func Test_TemplateWithNullProperty(t *testing.T) {
+	src := `AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
+Resources:
+  TestBucket:
+    Type: "AWS::S3::Bucket"
+    Properties:
+      BucketName:`
+
+	fsys := testutil.CreateFS(t, map[string]string{
+		"main.yaml": src,
+	})
+
+	files, err := New().ParseFS(context.TODO(), fsys, ".")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, files, 1)
+
+	file := files[0]
+
+	res := file.GetResourceByLogicalID("TestBucket")
+
+	assert.True(t, res.GetProperty("BucketName").IsNil())
+}
+
+func Test_TemplateWithNullNestedProperty(t *testing.T) {
+	src := `AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
+Description: "BAD"
+Resources:
+  TestBucket:
+    Type: "AWS::S3::Bucket"
+    Properties:
+      BucketName: test
+      PublicAccessBlockConfiguration:
+        BlockPublicAcls: null`
+
+	fsys := testutil.CreateFS(t, map[string]string{
+		"main.yaml": src,
+	})
+
+	files, err := New().ParseFS(context.TODO(), fsys, ".")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, files, 1)
+
+	file := files[0]
+
+	res := file.GetResourceByLogicalID("TestBucket")
+
+	assert.True(t, res.GetProperty("PublicAccessBlockConfiguration.BlockPublicAcls").IsNil())
+}