Is libarchive safe to use?

libarchive has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.8.7). DepScope rates its health at 78/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of libarchive?

The latest version of libarchive is 3.8.7, released 2026-04-13.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of libarchive.

No, libarchive is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.8.7 (2026-04-13).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for libarchive at this time.

libarchive is licensed under BSD-2-Clause.

condav3.8.7

Multi-format archive and compression library

License BSD-2-Clausepermissive18 versions1 maintainers0 deps112,803 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 78/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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First published · 2020-08-17 22:00:14.857000+00:00

Last updated · 2026-04-13 17:11:53.414000+00:00