A bug in npm (Node Package Manager), the most widely used JavaScript package manager, will change ownership of crucial Linux system folders, such as /etc, /usr, /boot. Changing ownership of these ...
npm 12 disables install scripts by default, requiring explicit approval to reduce dependency-based code execution risks.
In response to recent software supply chain attacks, NPM version 12 is blocking the automatic script execution at install.
July 2026, blocking install scripts, Git dependencies, and remote URL sources by default. Every team running npm install in ...
Microsoft is previewing a new AI-assisted tool for Visual Studio Code Insiders called the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer. It's designed to help developers modernize older JavaScript or TypeScript ...
The team behind npm, the biggest package manager for JavaScript libraries, has issued a security alert yesterday, advising all users to update to the latest version (6.13.4) to prevent "binary ...