Is openj9 safe to use?

openj9 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.57.0). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of openj9?

The latest version of openj9 is 0.57.0, released 2026-02-17.

Does openj9 have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of openj9.

Is openj9 deprecated?

No, openj9 is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.57.0 (2026-02-17).

What are alternatives to openj9?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for openj9 at this time.

openj9

homebrewv0.57.0

High performance, scalable, Java virtual machine

License EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 OR (GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) OR (GPL-2.0-only WITH OpenJDK-assembly-exception-1.0)weak copyleft1 versions1 maintainers12 deps12 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 56/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

openjph (close_name dist 2)openjdk (close_name dist 2)

Health History

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Dependencies (12)

fontconfig freetype giflib harfbuzz jpeg-turbo libpng little-cms2 autoconf bash cmake openjdk pkgconf

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Last updated · 2026-02-17T09:59:12Z