Version 3.2.6 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Heavy install size detected. Review bloat risk."
Poor
Maintenance slowing down.
1 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
788.8 KB
Light footprint.
74,429,134
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
0 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+12 ms
Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.
Current Threat Level
Risk Detected
Our audit detected 1 active or historical security flags. Critical CVEs have been mapped to this library.
Accuracy Protocol
Scanned against OSV.dev (Google Open Source) databases. Last Deep-Scan: 2026.
Is async too heavy? Compare it with these industry standards:
"Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code"
async is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 788.8 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install async
# Install via Yarn
yarn add async
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for async on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 50/100.
Run npm install async. This installs version 3.2.6 and adds 0 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, async records 74,429,134 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.