Version 8.19.0 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Stable for production use."
Caution
Actively Maintained
5 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
144.4 KB
Light footprint.
147,722,438
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
0 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+2 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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"Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js"
ws is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 144.4 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install ws
# Install via Yarn
yarn add ws
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for ws on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 75/100.
Run npm install ws. This installs version 8.19.0 and adds 0 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, ws records 147,722,438 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.