Security Trust Report: node-ipc

[email protected]: 68/100 | Grade: B | Tier: STANDARD (confidence: ±3)

Scanned on 2026-04-03 from 8 security databases. View package on npm →

TL;DR

• 3 vulnerabilities found (1 critical, 0 high)
• Consider switching to net (Node.js built-in IPC)
• Pin your version and monitor for changes

⚠️ Security Incident Background

In March 2022, the maintainer added a dependency (peacenotwar) that contained code to overwrite files on machines with Russian or Belarusian IP addresses. This was classified as protestware.

Score Breakdown

Maintainer Trust:  ███████████████░░░░░ 77/100
Package Health:    ██████████████████░░ 89/100
Supply Chain:      ███████░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 37/100
Community:         █████████████░░░░░░░ 65/100

Why this score?

• Supply Chain is 37 because: 3 known CVEs, in breach database

Vulnerabilities (3 vulnerabilities)

| Severity | Count | |----------|-------| | 🔴 Critical | 1 | | ⚪ Low | 2 |

• GHSA-3mpp-xfvh-qh37
• GHSA-8gr3-2gjw-jj7g
• CVE-2022-23812
• GHSA-97m3-w2cp-4xx6

Key Risk Flags

• 🔴 CRITICAL: HISTORICAL BREACH: Protestware — peacenotwar module added (2022)
• 🔴 CRITICAL: 1 CRITICAL vulnerability from live CVE databases
• 🟠 HIGH: Maintainer(s) removed in v8.10.1: alansikora, gloridea, kevinwilson541, mayberex, mostafa-samir, robatron, rsp, theadd, vvinder (evidence)
• 🟠 HIGH: Burst publishing detected — 5+ versions in a single day

🛠️ What Should You Do?

Immediate:

• 📌 Pin to known-safe version: 9.2.1 (before peacenotwar)
• 🔄 Or replace with net — Node.js built-in IPC
• 📖 Review the security incident above

Always: Pin version, run pkgtrust scan in CI, monitor at nrupak.com/trust/node-ipc

🔄 Safer Alternatives

| Package | Why | npm | Trust Score | |---------|-----|-----|-------------| | net | Node.js built-in IPC | npm | View score |

Maintainers (12)

• alansikora ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• rsp ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• mostafa-samir ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• theadd ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• robatron ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• vvinder ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• mayberex ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• kevinwilson541 ✅ 2FA (freemail) — Trust profile
• riaevangelist ✅ 2FA (org email) — Trust profile
• atiertant ✅ 2FA (org email) — Trust profile
• lstratman ✅ 2FA (org email) — Trust profile
• gloridea ✅ 2FA (org email) — Trust profile

Methodology: 18+ signals across 4 categories (Maintainer 35%, Package 25%, Supply Chain 25%, Community 15%). Full scoring docs →

Check your project: npm i -g @cyberhub/pkgtrust && pkgtrust scan node-ipc — CLI docs Data Sources: GitHub Advisories · OSV.dev · npm audit · Snyk · Socket.dev · npms.io · Bundlephobia · deps.dev

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This is an automated security report. Not affiliated with the node-ipc team. Updated 2026-04-03.