Is kustomize safe to use?

kustomize has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.8.1). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of kustomize?

The latest version of kustomize is 5.8.1, released 2026-02-09.

Does kustomize have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of kustomize.

Is kustomize deprecated?

No, kustomize is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.8.1 (2026-02-09).

What are alternatives to kustomize?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for kustomize at this time.

What license does kustomize use?

kustomize is licensed under Apache-2.0.

kustomize

homebrewv5.8.1

Template-free customization of Kubernetes YAML manifests

License Apache-2.0permissive1 versions1 maintainers1 deps3,985 weekly dl

kubernetes-sigs/kustomize

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 62/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

5.5/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

12

Contributors (12m)

20

Primary author dominance

40%

GitHub stars

12,036

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-02-09T20:06:20Z