Is ettercap safe to use?

ettercap has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.8.4.1). DepScope rates its health at 61/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of ettercap?

The latest version of ettercap is 0.8.4.1, released 2026-04-07.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of ettercap.

No, ettercap is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.8.4.1 (2026-04-07).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for ettercap at this time.

ettercap is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

homebrewv0.8.4.1

Multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN

License GPL-2.0-or-later1 versions1 maintainers13 deps69 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 61/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (13)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-07T21:07:48Z