Is protobuf safe to use?

protobuf has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (36.1). DepScope rates its health at 65/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of protobuf?

The latest version of protobuf is 36.1, released 2026-09-10.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of protobuf.

No, protobuf is actively maintained. Latest release: 36.1 (2026-09-10).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for protobuf at this time.

protobuf is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv36.1

Protocol buffers (Google's data interchange format)

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive4 versions1 maintainers2 deps19,904 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (65/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

3/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (2)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-09-10T09:37:28Z