Is fortune safe to use?

fortune has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (9708). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of fortune?

The latest version of fortune is 9708, released 2026-02-20.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of fortune.

No, fortune is actively maintained. Latest release: 9708 (2026-02-20).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for fortune at this time.

fortune is licensed under BSD-4-Clause-UC.

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Health

safe to use

fortune@9708 is safe to use (health: 56/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-02-20T17:01:57Z