Is yaml-cpp safe to use?

yaml-cpp has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.8.0). DepScope rates its health at 54/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of yaml-cpp?

The latest version of yaml-cpp is 0.8.0, released 2025-04-22.

Does yaml-cpp have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of yaml-cpp.

Is yaml-cpp deprecated?

No, yaml-cpp is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.8.0 (2025-04-22).

What are alternatives to yaml-cpp?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for yaml-cpp at this time.

What license does yaml-cpp use?

yaml-cpp is licensed under MIT.

yaml-cpp

condav0.8.0

yaml-cpp is a YAML parser and emitter in C++ matching the YAML 1.2 spec.

License MITpermissive4 versions1 maintainers0 deps44,594 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 54/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

5/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

18

Contributors (12m)

23

Primary author dominance

41%

GitHub stars

5,905

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First published · 2020-05-29 00:39:50.738000+00:00

Last updated · 2025-04-22 14:57:02.131000+00:00