macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pip-auditlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install pip-audit with Homebrew, Nix
Audits Python environments and dependency trees for known vulnerabilities. Version 2.10.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pip-audit.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pip-auditnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pip-audit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Audits Python environments and dependency trees for known vulnerabilities
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pip-audit
history
Project history and usage
pip-audit is a PyPA command-line tool that scans Python environments, project dependencies, and requirements files for known vulnerabilities.
Project history
pip-audit was created as a dedicated Python dependency-auditing command and is now hosted by the Python Packaging Authority. It uses vulnerability data from the Python Packaging Advisory Database through PyPI and can also query OSV.
Adoption history
pip-audit became part of the Python Packaging Authority's project ecosystem and is maintained in part by Trail of Bits with support from Google. It is available through PyPI, Homebrew, Nix, conda-forge, pre-commit, and an official GitHub Action.
How it is used
Users run pip-audit against the active Python environment, requirements files, or a local project. It returns status 0 when no known vulnerabilities are found and 1 when vulnerabilities are detected; CI use is supported through pre-commit and an official GitHub Action.
Why package nerds care
pip-audit gives Python users a packaging-aware vulnerability scanner that can resolve dependency trees, consume requirements files, emit CycloneDX SBOMs, and optionally fix vulnerable dependencies. Its security model explicitly distinguishes dependency auditing from static code analysis and malicious-package detection.
Timeline
- 2021: Early public pip-audit releases established Python dependency vulnerability auditing.
- Later releases: Added OSV support, CycloneDX output, automatic fixes, environment-variable options, and improved authenticated-index handling.
Related projects
- pip
- PyPI
- Python Packaging Advisory Database
- OSV
- CycloneDX
- pypa/gh-action-pip-audit
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pip-audit. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pip-audit | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version2.10.1
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://pypi.org/project/pip-audit/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pypi.org/project/pip-audit/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pip-audit |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.10.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pip-audit |
| Homepage | https://pypi.org/project/pip-audit/ |
| Upstream docs | https://pypi.org/project/pip-audit/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/66/a4/f21d5f0a0edabcbce31560b73c7c5a6f72ae87af4236fd1069c8f59a353d/pip_audit-2.10.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T13:04:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pip-audit |
| Version Scheme | 1 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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pip-audit
nix profile install nixpkgs#pip-audit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pip Audit
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation