Is Socket safe to use?

Socket has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.041). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of Socket?

The latest version of Socket is 2.041, released 2026-04-26.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of Socket.

No, Socket is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.041 (2026-04-26).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for Socket at this time.

Socket is licensed under perl_5.

cpanv2.041

networking constants and support functions

License perl_51 versions1 maintainers3 deps

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (56/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (3)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-26T12:07:38