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python-dotenv and the Cyber Resilience Act
7 of 9 readable security signals are in place for python-dotenv 1.2.4 (PyPI). Data checked 2026-10-05.
- passNo known vulnerabilities in the latest version: none listed (Annex I, Part II: address and remediate vulnerabilities without delay)
- passNot deprecated: not marked as deprecated (support period and updates)
- passActively maintained: Scorecard Maintained 10/10 (security updates for the whole support period)
- passSecurity policy: Scorecard Security-Policy 10/10 (Annex I, Part II: coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy and contact address)
- passLicence declared: BSD-3-Clause (component documentation and licence notices)
- missingCode review before merge: Scorecard Code-Review 4/10 (secure development process (Annex VII, development and vulnerability handling processes))
- passCI workflow hygiene: Dangerous-Workflow 10, Token-Permissions 10 (integrity of the build and update chain)
- passSigned releases or provenance: build provenance or attestations published (Annex I, Part II: secure distribution of updates)
- missingAutomated security testing: SAST 0, Fuzzing 0 (Annex I, Part II: effective and regular tests and reviews)
python-dotenv 1.2.4 is the current default version of this PyPI package, published on 2026-10-01. The registry lists 52 versions in total and the licence declared is BSD-3-Clause. The source repository is theskumar/python-dotenv with 8,888 stars.
The OpenSSF Scorecard for the repository was last computed on 2026-08-24 and gives an overall 6.3/10. Signals that are not in place today: code review before merge; automated security testing.
As of 2026-10-05, deps.dev lists no known advisories for this version. That is a snapshot and not a promise: new advisories can be published at any time.
If you ship a product that includes python-dotenv, the Cyber Resilience Act expects you to know which components you ship, to follow their vulnerabilities and to exercise due diligence on third-party components (Annex I, Part II and Article 13). In practice: list python-dotenv 1.2.4 in your SBOM with its package URL pkg:pypi/[email protected], watch for new advisories, and keep the upstream security contact in your vulnerability handling process.
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Package and version facts, licences, advisories and provenance: deps.dev (generated data under CC BY 4.0; advisories from OSV). Repository signals: the OpenSSF Scorecard. We read them on 2026-10-05 and show them without scoring the people behind a project. The nine signals are our selection; every signal could be read for this package.
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