Command-line tool

osv-scanner

brew/osv-scanner

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Vulnerability scanner which uses the OSV database scanner security-tools vulnerability-scanner security-audit

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Google.OSVScanner -e
scoop install osv-scanner

macOS

brew install osv-scanner

Linux

brew install osv-scanner

Scan a Docker image

osv-scanner -D docker_image_name

Scan a package lockfile

osv-scanner -L path/to/lockfile

Scan an SBOM file

osv-scanner -S path/to/sbom_file

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