Is tcptraceroute safe to use?

tcptraceroute has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.5beta7). DepScope rates its health at 53/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of tcptraceroute?

The latest version of tcptraceroute is 1.5beta7, released 2026-02-23.

Does tcptraceroute have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of tcptraceroute.

Is tcptraceroute deprecated?

No, tcptraceroute is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.5beta7 (2026-02-23).

What are alternatives to tcptraceroute?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for tcptraceroute at this time.

What license does tcptraceroute use?

tcptraceroute is licensed under GPL-2.0-only.

tcptraceroute

homebrewv1.5beta7

Traceroute implementation using TCP packets

License GPL-2.0-only1 versions1 maintainers3 deps70 weekly dl

mct/tcptraceroute

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (53/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (53/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

4/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

libnet autoconf automake

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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

Last updated · 2026-02-23T08:46:26Z