Is stockfish safe to use?

stockfish has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (18). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of stockfish?

The latest version of stockfish is 18, released 2026-01-31.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of stockfish.

No, stockfish is actively maintained. Latest release: 18 (2026-01-31).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for stockfish at this time.

stockfish is licensed under GPL-3.0-only.

homebrewv18

Strong open-source chess engine

License GPL-3.0-only1 versions1 maintainers0 deps100 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

stockfish@18 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

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Last updated · 2026-01-31T15:07:35Z