Is github.com/go-acme/lego safe to use?

github.com/go-acme/lego has 2 known vulnerabilities on the latest version (v2.7.2+incompatible). DepScope rates its health at 43/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of github.com/go-acme/lego?

The latest version of github.com/go-acme/lego is v2.7.2+incompatible, released 2019-07-31.

Yes. github.com/go-acme/lego has 2 known vulnerabilities. See depscope.dev/pkg/go/github.com/go-acme/lego for details.

No, github.com/go-acme/lego is actively maintained. Latest release: v2.7.2+incompatible (2019-07-31).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for github.com/go-acme/lego at this time.

github.com/go-acme/lego is licensed under MIT.

govv2.7.2+incompatible

Let's Encrypt/ACME client and library written in Go

License MITpermissive24 versions441 maintainers0 deps9,496 weekly dl

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Health

update required

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Update to >= 4.34.0 to fix known vulnerabilities

Health breakdown0 – 100

0/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

20/25

security

12/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

1 high1 low

Advisories (2)

Severity	ID	Summary	Fixed in
low	CVE-2025-54799	github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/acme/api does not enforce HTTPS	4.25.2
high	CVE-2026-40611	ACME Lego: Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Webroot HTTP-01 Provider	4.34.0

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Last updated · 2019-07-31T15:22:08Z