Is ddrescue safe to use?

ddrescue has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.30). DepScope rates its health at 54/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of ddrescue?

The latest version of ddrescue is 1.30, released 2026-01-03.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of ddrescue.

No, ddrescue is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.30 (2026-01-03).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for ddrescue at this time.

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

homebrewv1.30

GNU data recovery tool

License GPL-2.0-or-later1 versions1 maintainers0 deps197 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 54/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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

Last updated · 2026-01-03T04:21:12Z