npm 12 disables install scripts by default, requiring explicit approval to reduce dependency-based code execution risks.

July 2026, blocking install scripts, Git dependencies, and remote URL sources by default. Every team running npm install in ...

GitHub has announced that npm v12, expected next month, will introduce several security-focused changes aimed at blocking ...

With npm v12, GitHub closes a central attack vector: installation scripts from dependencies will only run after explicit ...

The change, expected in July, will likely block one of the more common attack vectors; developers are wondering what took ...

The NPM (Node Package Manager) registry suffers from a security lapse called "manifest confusion," which undermines the trustworthiness of packages and makes it possible for attackers to hide malware ...