Version 11.0.0 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Stable for production use."
Healthy
Actively Maintained
1 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
57.6 KB
Light footprint.
72,444,255
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
6 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.
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"Open stuff like URLs, files, executables. Cross-platform."
open is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 57.6 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install open
# Install via Yarn
yarn add open
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for open on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 85/100.
Run npm install open. This installs version 11.0.0 and adds 6 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, open records 72,444,255 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.