Is wakeonlan safe to use?

wakeonlan has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.42). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of wakeonlan?

The latest version of wakeonlan is 0.42, released 2026-02-14.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of wakeonlan.

No, wakeonlan is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.42 (2026-02-14).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for wakeonlan at this time.

wakeonlan is licensed under Artistic-1.0-Perl.

homebrewv0.42

Sends magic packets to wake up network-devices

License Artistic-1.0-Perl1 versions1 maintainers1 deps280 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 (1)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-02-14T16:40:05Z