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cve-bin-tool for Mac

Scans binaries and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities and prepares reports

Quick answer: cve-bin-tool is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install cve-bin-tool. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 49 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What cve-bin-tool is

cve-bin-tool is a command-line tool for macOS: scans binaries and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities and prepares reports.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/ossf/cve-bin-tool.

How to install cve-bin-tool

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install cve-bin-tool.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install cve-bin-tool on Mac?

Run brew install cve-bin-tool in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is cve-bin-tool open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does cve-bin-tool run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is cve-bin-tool?

It was installed 49 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4602 in this catalogue.

What version of cve-bin-tool is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.4.