Version 5.2.1 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Stable for production use."
Healthy
Actively Maintained
5 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
73.7 KB
Light footprint.
67,032,780
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
28 Direct
Dependency Hell Risk: High chain complexity.
Cold-Start Impact
+1 ms
Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.
Current Threat Level
Risk Detected
Our audit detected 5 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 express too heavy? Compare it with these industry standards:
"Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework"
express is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 73.7 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install express
# Install via Yarn
yarn add express
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for express on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 85/100.
Run npm install express. This installs version 5.2.1 and adds 28 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, express records 67,032,780 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.