Apply compatible vulnerability fixes

Medium risk
What do risk levels mean?
Read-only
Inspects state without changing anything.
Low risk
Reversible with a routine follow-up command.
Medium risk
Changes state; undo path documented.
Destructive
Deletes or overwrites; confirmation required.

Reviews npm audit findings, then installs advisory fixes that remain within declared dependency ranges without forcing semver-major upgrades.

nodenpmsecurity-fix

Commands

Review vulnerabilities and proposed remediations before changing dependencies

npm audit

Apply compatible fixes without executing lifecycle scripts

npm audit fix --ignore-scripts

Verification

npm audit

Fixed advisories disappear; any remaining findings include unresolved remediation guidance.

Undo

Restore tracked dependency declarations and lockfile entries

git restore package.json package-lock.json

Recreate node_modules without executing lifecycle scripts

npm install --ignore-scripts

Pitfalls

  • The undo steps require package.json and package-lock.json to be tracked in Git with the desired prior state.
  • Lifecycle scripts are disabled during remediation and recovery; packages that depend on them may need separately reviewed setup.
  • Do not add --force without separately reviewing semver-major changes and their migration requirements.

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