npm package report

Is browserift safe?

This package is in our known-malicious corpus. Details below.

Flagged as malicious

  • malware, affects all versions
cvss
9.0

how bad it is if exploited, out of 10

epss
not scored

chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

xyz score
4.0

CyberXYZ composite, out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-43vf-2x6g-p2m5, the advisory selected below

// advisories

GHSA-43vf-2x6g-p2m5

CRITICAL

Version 16.3.3 of browserift contained malicious code as a preinstall script. The package was a backdoor that opened a connection to a remote server and executed incoming commands on both Unix and Windows machines

Affected
>= 0
Fixed in
not stated
Weakness
CWE-506
Published
2020-09-02
Source
github

GHSAreference


// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.


Checked 2026-09-22 at 01:41 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2020-09-02. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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