# Install kics

Detect vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and misconfigurations. Version 2.1.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:kics
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install kics
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#kics
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ki/kics/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:kics
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kics>
- **Version:** 2.1.20
- **Source summary:** Detect vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and misconfigurations
- **Homepage:** <https://kics.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Checkmarx/kics>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.kics.io/>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/Checkmarx/kics/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.20.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- kics (cli)
- kics (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: KICS queries are placed under $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/kics/share/kics/assets/queries To use KICS default queries add KICS_QUERIES_PATH env to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.zprofile: "echo 'export KICS_QUERIES_PATH=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/kics/share/kics/assets/queries' >> ~/.zshrc" usage of CLI flag --queries-path takes precedence.
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.1.20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/Checkmarx/kics
- Upstream latest detected: v2.1.20 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** kics
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - kics: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ki/kics/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [checkov](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/checkov/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compliance, infrastructure-as-code, security.
- [dependency-check](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/dependency-check/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanning.
- [snyk-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/snyk-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanning.
- [kubescape](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/kubescape/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compliance, security.
- [govulncheck](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/govulncheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanning.
- [terrascan](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/terrascan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compliance, infrastructure-as-code, security.
- [pip-audit](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pip-audit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanning.
- [cargo-audit](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/cargo-audit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanning.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph