The JavaScript package management tool 'npm' is scheduled to implement a change in its 'npm v12' release, which is expected in July 2026. This change will prevent the script that is automatically ...
With npm v12, GitHub closes a central attack vector: installation scripts from dependencies will only run after explicit approval from July 2026.
The change, expected in July, will likely block one of the more common attack vectors; developers are wondering what took GitHub so long, and why other repositories acted so much sooner. The ability ...