Is github.com/btcsuite/btcd safe to use?

github.com/btcsuite/btcd has 2 known vulnerabilities on the latest version (v0.25.0). DepScope rates its health at 58/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of github.com/btcsuite/btcd?

The latest version of github.com/btcsuite/btcd is v0.25.0, released 2025-11-04.

Does github.com/btcsuite/btcd have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. github.com/btcsuite/btcd has 2 known vulnerabilities. See depscope.dev/pkg/go/github.com/btcsuite/btcd for details.

Is github.com/btcsuite/btcd deprecated?

No, github.com/btcsuite/btcd is actively maintained. Latest release: v0.25.0 (2025-11-04).

What are alternatives to github.com/btcsuite/btcd?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for github.com/btcsuite/btcd at this time.

What license does github.com/btcsuite/btcd use?

github.com/btcsuite/btcd is licensed under ISC.

github.com/btcsuite/btcd

govv0.25.0

An alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang)

License ISCpermissive40 versions255 maintainers0 deps6,682 weekly dl

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Health

update required

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Update to >= 0.24.2-beta.rc1 to fix known vulnerabilities

1 high severity vulnerabilities

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

20/25

security

12/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

1 high1 low

Advisories (2)

Severity	ID	Summary	Fixed in
high	CVE-2024-38365	btcd did not correctly re-implement Bitcoin Core's "FindAndDelete()" functionality	0.24.2-beta.rc1
unknown	CVE-2024-38365	Consensus failure in github.com/btcsuite/btcd	0.24.2-beta.rc1

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

6

Contributors (12m)

16

Primary author dominance

34%

GitHub stars

6,681

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Last updated · 2025-11-04T01:59:24Z