Version 6.14.1 • License BSD-3-Clause
One-Line Verdict
"Heavy install size detected. Review bloat risk."
Caution
Actively Maintained
5 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
280.8 KB
Light footprint.
0
Niche adoption.
Package Payload
1 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+4 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 qs too heavy? Compare it with these industry standards:
"A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit"
qs is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 280.8 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install qs
# Install via Yarn
yarn add qs
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for qs on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 65/100.
Run npm install qs. This installs version 6.14.1 and adds 1 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, qs records 0 weekly downloads, making it a Niche adoption. part of the ecosystem.