perl has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.044000). DepScope rates its health at 84/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of perl?

The latest version of perl is 5.044000, released 2026-07-15.

Does perl have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of perl.

No, perl is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.044000 (2026-07-15).

What are alternatives to perl?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for perl at this time.

perl

cpanv5.044000

The Perl 5 language interpreter

License perl_50 versions0 deps258,288 weekly dl

Perl/perl5

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 84/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

15

Contributors (12m)

15

Primary author dominance

28%

GitHub stars

2,310

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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First published · 1996-02-03T07:48:14+00:00

Last updated · 2026-07-15T20:15:01+00:00

perl

cpanv5.044000

The Perl 5 language interpreter

License perl_50 versions0 deps258,288 weekly dl

Perl/perl5

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 84/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

15

Contributors (12m)

15

Primary author dominance

28%

GitHub stars

2,310

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/cpan/perl

First published · 1996-02-03T07:48:14+00:00

Last updated · 2026-07-15T20:15:01+00:00