Automatically fix known npm dependency vulnerabilities with npm audit fix
domain: registry.npmjs.org · 6 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
Make sure you have a package-lock.json or npm-shrinkwrap.json present — npm audit requires one by default
Run npm audit fix to let npm install compatible (non-vulnerable) versions of affected dependencies
Limit the blast radius with npm audit fix --only=prod to skip devDependencies, or --package-lock-only to update only the lockfile without touching node_modules
Run a true dry run with JSON output first: npm audit fix --dry-run --json to see exactly what would change
If fixes require changing declared dependency ranges at the root, run npm audit fix --force (this allows semver-major updates to top-level deps; use with care)
Re-run npm audit afterwards to confirm zero remaining vulnerabilities
Known gotchas
npm audit fix runs a full npm install under the hood, so installer configs (registry, omit, etc.) apply
Some vulnerabilities cannot be auto-fixed (e.g. no available non-vulnerable version range) and need manual intervention
--force performs major-version jumps on top-level deps which can introduce breaking changes — always dry-run first
Without a lockfile, npm rebuilds the tree each run and results can differ; add --no-package-lock only if you know the implications
Exit code is non-zero when vulnerabilities remain above your --audit-level threshold, so wire that into CI gates
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