Is helmet safe to use?

helmet has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.1.0). DepScope rates its health at 75/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of helmet?

The latest version of helmet is 8.1.0, released 2025-03-17.

Does helmet have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of helmet.

Is helmet deprecated?

No, helmet is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.1.0 (2025-03-17).

What are alternatives to helmet?

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

helmet

npmv8.1.0

help secure Express/Connect apps with various HTTP headers

License MITpermissive133 versions2 maintainers0 deps10,153,980 weekly dl

git://github.com/helmetjs/helmet

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 75/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

5/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

10/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

11.1 KBminified

3.1 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

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