Is urllib3 safe to use?

urllib3 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.6.3). DepScope rates its health at 71/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of urllib3?

The latest version of urllib3 is 2.6.3, released 2026-01-07.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of urllib3.

No, urllib3 is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.6.3 (2026-01-07).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for urllib3 at this time.

condav2.6.3

HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.

License MITpermissive61 versions1 maintainers0 deps293,783 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 71/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

8.4/10

strong

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

9

Contributors (12m)

27

Primary author dominance

34%

GitHub stars

4,017

API access

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First published · 2020-07-22 16:22:49.438000+00:00

Last updated · 2026-01-07 20:31:38.461000+00:00