# Install cve-bin-tool with Homebrew, Nix Scans binaries and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities and prepares reports. Version 3.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-15. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cve-bin-tool. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cve-bin-tool ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cve-bin-tool ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cve-bin-tool ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: cve-bin-tool from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cve-bin-tool - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.4 - **Source summary:** Scans binaries and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities and prepares reports - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-15T13:37:09Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - csv2cve (cli) - cve-bin-tool (cli) - mismatch (cli) - csv2cve (alias) - cve-bin-tool (alias) - mismatch (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cryptography - libyaml - pillow - python@3.14 - rpds-py ## Build dependencies - cmake - rust ## 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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 3.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ossf/cve-bin-tool - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage CVE Binary Tool is an OpenSSF vulnerability-scanning tool that detects known vulnerable components in binaries, package lists, and SBOMs, then reports matching CVEs. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in January 2019. Official documentation describes the tool as using NVD plus sources such as Red Hat, OSV, GitLab Advisory Database, and Curl vulnerability data. ### Adoption history The project is documented for pip installation, GitHub Actions usage, and package-manager distribution through Homebrew and Nix in the supplied facts, making it usable in local scans and CI pipelines. ### How it is used Users scan directories, files, SBOMs, package lists, and language dependency manifests; the tool can also generate SBOM and VEX outputs and run with cached or offline vulnerability data. ### Why package nerds care CVE Binary Tool is relevant to package maintainers because it connects binary/package inventory, SBOM formats, vulnerability databases, and CI reporting in a single command-line workflow. ### Timeline - 2019: GitHub repository created. - 2019: CVE Binary Tool 0.3.0 appears in GitHub releases. - 2024: CVE Binary Tool 3.4 appears in GitHub releases. - 2025: v3.4.1rc0 appears as a pre-release. ### Related projects - OpenSSF, NVD, OSV, GitLab Advisory Database, SPDX, CycloneDX, OpenVEX ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cve-bin-tool. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cve-bin-tool - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cve-bin-tool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: cve-bin-tool from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [safety](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/safety/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, python, security, software-supply-chain, vulnerability-scanner. - [bomber](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bomber/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, sbom, security, vulnerability-scanner. - [chainloop-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chainloop-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, sbom, security, software-supply-chain. - [cyclonedx-python](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cyclonedx-python/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, python, sbom, security, software-supply-chain. - [bom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, sbom, security, software-supply-chain. - [bomctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bomctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, sbom, security, software-supply-chain. - [cdxgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdxgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, sbom, security, software-supply-chain. - [cyclonedx-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cyclonedx-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, sbom, security, software-supply-chain. - [cycode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cycode/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, cryptography, devsecops, libyaml. - [sigstore](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sigstore/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, chain, cli, cryptography, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cve-bin-tool.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cve-bin-tool.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph