npm 12 disables install scripts by default, requiring explicit approval to reduce dependency-based code execution risks.

In response to recent software supply chain attacks, NPM version 12 is blocking the automatic script execution at install.

July 2026, blocking install scripts, Git dependencies, and remote URL sources by default. Every team running npm install in ...

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.

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. If a developer wants to build a workflow, shell script or build job of any merit, they’ll need ...