Security Auditing in NPM

From the NPM Package Manager cheat sheet · Security & Maintenance · verified Jul 2026

Security Auditing

Find and fix security vulnerabilities

bash
# Run security audit
npm audit

# Show detailed report
npm audit --json

# Fix automatically
npm audit fix

# Force fixes (may break)
npm audit fix --force

# Audit production only
npm audit --omit=dev

# Set audit level
npm audit --audit-level=moderate
🟢 Essential - Security is critical
💡 Run audit regularly in CI/CD
⚠️ --force may introduce breaking changes
📌 Set audit-level to fail CI appropriately
🔗 Related: snyk, socket for advanced scanning
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