Osv Scanner Dependency Vulnerability Detector

---
name: "OSV-Scanner Dependency Vulnerability Detector"
slug: "osv-scanner-dependency-vulnerability-detector"
description: "OSV-Scanner is Google's open-source vulnerability scanner that checks project dependencies against the OSV.dev database. It supports 11+ language ecosystems including Go, Python, npm, Rust, Java, and Ruby, with guided remediation recommendations for discovered vulnerabilities."
github_stars: 8627
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner"
category: "Security & Verification"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "google/osv-scanner"
  github_stars: 8627
---

# OSV-Scanner Dependency Vulnerability Detector

OSV-Scanner is Google's open-source vulnerability scanner that checks project dependencies against the OSV.dev database. It supports 11+ language ecosystems including Go, Python, npm, Rust, Java, and Ruby, with guided remediation recommendations for discovered vulnerabilities.

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/google/osv-scanner

## Source

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