re2 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.27.0). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of re2?

The latest version of re2 is 2.27.0, released 2026-04-09.

Does re2 have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of re2.

No, re2 is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.27.0 (2026-04-09).

What are alternatives to re2?

Popular alternatives to re2 in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

What license does re2 use?

re2 is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

re2

rubygemsv2.27.0

Ruby bindings to RE2, "a fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative to backtracking regular expression engines like those used in PCRE, Perl, and Python".

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive20 versions1 deps281 weekly dl

http://github.com/mudge/re2

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Health

use with caution

Package name resembles 'ref' (possible typosquat). Verify the name is what you intend before installing.

Possible typosquat of 'ref'

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

ref (char_swap dist 1)rly (adjacent_swap_or_double dist 2)rVM (adjacent_swap_or_double dist 2)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

mini_portile2

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/rubygems/re2

re2

rubygemsv2.27.0

Ruby bindings to RE2, "a fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative to backtracking regular expression engines like those used in PCRE, Perl, and Python".

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive20 versions1 deps281 weekly dl

http://github.com/mudge/re2

/ 100

Health

use with caution

Package name resembles 'ref' (possible typosquat). Verify the name is what you intend before installing.

Possible typosquat of 'ref'

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

ref (char_swap dist 1)rly (adjacent_swap_or_double dist 2)rVM (adjacent_swap_or_double dist 2)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

mini_portile2

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/rubygems/re2