Is pcre2 safe to use?

pcre2 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.3.0). DepScope rates its health at 54/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of pcre2?

The latest version of pcre2 is 2.3.0, released 2026-01-02.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pcre2.

No, pcre2 is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.3.0 (2026-01-02).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for pcre2 at this time.

pcre2 is licensed under Apache-2.0.

hackagev2.3.0

Regular expressions via the PCRE2 C library (included)

License Apache-2.0permissive26 versions1 maintainers0 deps

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Health

safe to use

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

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-01-02T06:25:01.231268336Z