Is p7zip safe to use?

p7zip has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (17.06). DepScope rates its health at 52/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of p7zip?

The latest version of p7zip is 17.06, released 2025-09-10.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of p7zip.

No, p7zip is actively maintained. Latest release: 17.06 (2025-09-10).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for p7zip at this time.

p7zip is licensed under LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later.

homebrewv17.06

7-Zip (high compression file archiver) implementation

License LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later1 versions1 maintainers0 deps2,946 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 52/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

3

Primary author dominance

50%

GitHub stars

934

single active maintainer 3m

API access

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Last updated · 2025-09-10T16:29:08Z