pcre has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.45). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of pcre?

The latest version of pcre is 8.45, released 2026-02-15.

Does pcre have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pcre.

No, pcre is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.45 (2026-02-15).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for pcre at this time.

pcre is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv8.45

Perl compatible regular expressions library

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive1 versions1 maintainers0 deps510 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 59/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

pcre2 (missing_or_extra_char dist 1)

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Last updated · 2026-02-15T06:56:27Z