Version 4.4.3 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Stable for production use."
Healthy
Maintenance slowing down.
4 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
41.8 KB
Light footprint.
491,412,485
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
1 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+1 ms
Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.
Current Threat Level
Risk Detected
Our audit detected 4 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 debug too heavy? Compare it with these industry standards:
"Lightweight debugging utility for Node.js and the browser"
debug is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 41.8 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install debug
# Install via Yarn
yarn add debug
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for debug on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 85/100.
Run npm install debug. This installs version 4.4.3 and adds 1 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, debug records 491,412,485 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.