Is pcre2 safe to use?

pcre2 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (10.47). DepScope rates its health at 66/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of pcre2?

The latest version of pcre2 is 10.47, released 2026-03-20.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pcre2.

No, pcre2 is actively maintained. Latest release: 10.47 (2026-03-20).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for pcre2 at this time.

pcre2 is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv10.47

Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive1 versions1 maintainers0 deps46,593 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (66/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-03-20T11:37:11Z