Is express safe to use?

express has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.2.1). DepScope rates its health at 90/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of express?

The latest version of express is 5.2.1, released 2025-12-01.

Does express have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of express.

Is express deprecated?

No, express is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.2.1 (2025-12-01).

What are alternatives to express?

Popular alternatives to express in npm include: ?., ansi-styles, brace-expansion, strip-ansi, lru-cache.

express

npmv5.2.1

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

License MITpermissive287 versions5 maintainers28 deps93,601,906 weekly dl

expressjs/express

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 90/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

15/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

586.4 KBminified

236.1 KB gzipped

28 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/express (DefinitelyTyped)

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

8.9/10

strong

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

Contributors (12m)

GitHub stars

0

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.87critical

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

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