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

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.

GitHub will change npm's defaults so the install command no longer runs scripts automatically, disabling a feature commonly ...

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

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

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

A series of malicious packages hidden within the Node Package Manager (npm), the largest software registry for JavaScript, has been uncovered. According to a new advisory published by FortiGuard on ...

Node.js developers, run NPM install at your own risk -- a self-replicating worm can easily spread through the ecosystem Never assume a file downloaded from the Internet is safe. That warning also ...