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npm audit — Scan project dependencies for known security vulnerabilities. More information: <https://docs.npmjs.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the npm audit command: Scan project dependencies for known security vulnerabilities. More information: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/npm-audit/>.

Solution

npm audit — Scan project dependencies for known security vulnerabilities. More information: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/npm-audit/>.

Scan the project's dependencies for known vulnerabilities:

npm audit

Automatically fix vulnerabilities in the project's dependencies:

npm audit fix

Force an automatic fix to dependencies with vulnerabilities:

npm audit fix {{[-f|--force]}}

Update the lock file without modifying the node_modules directory:

npm audit fix --package-lock-only

Perform a dry run. Simulate the fix process without making any changes:

npm audit fix --dry-run

Output audit results in JSON format:

npm audit --json

Configure the audit to only fail on vulnerabilities above a specified severity:

npm audit --audit-level {{info|low|moderate|high|critical}}

Code Snippets

Scan the project's dependencies for known vulnerabilities

npm audit

Automatically fix vulnerabilities in the project's dependencies

npm audit fix

Force an automatic fix to dependencies with vulnerabilities

npm audit fix {{[-f|--force]}}

Update the lock file without modifying the `node_modules` directory

npm audit fix --package-lock-only

Perform a dry run. Simulate the fix process without making any changes

npm audit fix --dry-run

Context

tldr-pages: common/npm audit

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