Is protobuf safe to use?

protobuf has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.33.5). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of protobuf?

The latest version of protobuf is 6.33.5, released 2026-03-11.

Does protobuf have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of protobuf.

Is protobuf deprecated?

No, protobuf is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.33.5 (2026-03-11).

What are alternatives to protobuf?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for protobuf at this time.

What license does protobuf use?

protobuf is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

protobuf

condav6.33.5

Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive101 versions1 maintainers0 deps97,388 weekly dl

protocolbuffers/protobuf

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

5.7/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

22

Contributors (12m)

22

Primary author dominance

39%

GitHub stars

71,156

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

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First published · 2020-05-26 17:49:28.071000+00:00

Last updated · 2026-03-11 22:21:31.467000+00:00