Is memcached safe to use?

memcached has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.6.41). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of memcached?

The latest version of memcached is 1.6.41, released 2026-03-07.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of memcached.

No, memcached is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.6.41 (2026-03-07).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for memcached at this time.

memcached is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv1.6.41

High performance, distributed memory object caching system

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive1 versions1 maintainers2 deps325 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 59/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (2)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/memcached

Last updated · 2026-03-07T04:51:59Z