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Update to npm blocks install scripts: What it means for AppSec

lowreversinglabsPublished 2026-06-16

Disabling scripts by default closes the vector worms like Shai-Hulud rely on. Here's what the update fixes — and what it doesn't.

Original source: https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/npm-v12-blocks-install-scripts