zsh has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.9). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of zsh?

The latest version of zsh is 5.9, released 2026-03-09.

Does zsh have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of zsh.

No, zsh is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.9 (2026-03-09).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for zsh at this time.

zsh is licensed under MIT-Modern-Variant AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND ISC.

homebrewv5.9

UNIX shell (command interpreter)

License MIT-Modern-Variant AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND ISCpermissive1 versions1 maintainers4 deps3,027 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 62/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (4)

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Last updated · 2026-03-09T19:42:47Z