Version 6.6.6 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Heavy install size detected. Review bloat risk."
Poor
Maintenance slowing down.
1 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
3.7 KB
Light footprint.
2,127,576
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
0 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+1 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 faker too heavy? Compare it with these industry standards:
"Generate massive amounts of fake contextual data"
faker is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 3.7 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install faker
# Install via Yarn
yarn add faker
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for faker on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 60/100.
Run npm install faker. This installs version 6.6.6 and adds 0 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, faker records 2,127,576 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.