Is debug safe to use?

debug has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.4.3). DepScope rates its health at 80/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of debug?

The latest version of debug is 4.4.3, released 2025-09-13.

Does debug have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of debug.

No, debug is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.4.3 (2025-09-13).

What are alternatives to debug?

Popular alternatives to debug in npm include: ?., semver, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion.

debug

npmv4.4.3

Lightweight debugging utility for Node.js and the browser

License MITpermissive77 versions2 maintainers1 deps559,671,041 weekly dl

git://github.com/debug-js/debug

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 80/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

10/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

5.8 KBminified

2.4 KB gzipped

1 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/debug (DefinitelyTyped)

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

2.9/10

poor

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

2

Contributors (12m)

3

Primary author dominance

60%

GitHub stars

11,441

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.80critical

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

API access

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