# Install osv-scanner Vulnerability scanner which uses the OSV database. Version 2.3.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:osv-scanner ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install osv-scanner ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add osv-scanner ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: osv-scanner from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#osv-scanner ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/os/osv-scanner/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S osv-scanner ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: osv-scanner from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install osv-scanner ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: osv-scanner from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/osv-scanner ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/osv-scanner.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Google.OSVScanner -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Google.OSVScanner from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:osv-scanner - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.3.8 - **Source summary:** Vulnerability scanner which uses the OSV database - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-08T06:38:24Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - osv-scanner (cli) - osv-scanner (alias) ## Build Dependencies - go ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 2.3.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-08 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/google/osv-scanner - Upstream latest detected: v2.3.8 (current) ## Notes de sécurité escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal. - **Geiger risk:** red / medium - escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** osv-scanner - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - osv-scanner: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/os/osv-scanner/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - osv-scanner - 2.3.8-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: osv-scanner from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Vulnerability scanner written in Go which uses the data provided by https://osv.dev | https://github.com/google/osv-scanner - pacman - osv-scanner - 2.3.8-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: osv-scanner from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Vulnerability scanner written in Go which uses the data provided by https://osv.dev | https://github.com/google/osv-scanner - zypper - osv-scanner - 2.3.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: osv-scanner from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Vulnerability scanner written in Go | https://github.com/google/osv-scanner - Scoop - main/osv-scanner: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/osv-scanner.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Google.OSVScanner: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Google.OSVScanner from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [grype](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/grype/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanner, vulnerability-scanning. - [nuclei](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/nuclei/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, vulnerability-scanner, vulnerability-scanning. - 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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