Version 3.16.3 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Stable for production use."
Caution
Actively Maintained
5 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
516.5 KB
Light footprint.
7,262,591
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
9 Direct
Dependency Hell Risk: High chain complexity.
Cold-Start Impact
+8 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.
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"fast mysql driver. Implements core protocol, prepared statements, ssl and compression in native JS"
mysql2 is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 516.5 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install mysql2
# Install via Yarn
yarn add mysql2
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for mysql2 on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 75/100.
Run npm install mysql2. This installs version 3.16.3 and adds 9 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, mysql2 records 7,262,591 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.