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@vercel/[email protected]

Js Split Join Obfuscation: Array-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Weekly downloads
2,520,519Ubiquitous · −70% score
Versions published
256Mature · −50% score
First published
May 2020
Publisher
GitHub ActionsTrusted automation · −70% score

Effective trust discount applied: 70% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

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Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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Artifact bytes128,740
Previous version6.43.3
Published2026-05-28T22:58:14.923Z
SHA-256fef144a8c7e3b329a704155cfcf88b5808683db54f7a8aeb116c386a79075e65

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Js Split Join Obfuscation: Array-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
15Score
6.44.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. newavailable · risk review · score 15 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

2 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Split Join Obfuscationpackage/./dist/index.jsArray-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.40
highJs Split Join Obfuscationpackage/dist/index.jsArray-of-single-tokens joined to form a string — used to obscure module names like require(["n","o","de",":","cr","yp","to"].join("")), defeating static require() analysis.40

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts8
  • buildnode ../../utils/build-builder.mjs
  • testcross-env VERCEL_FORCE_PYTHON_STREAMING=1 NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules vitest run --config ../../vitest.config.mts
  • test-e2epnpm test test/integration-*
  • test-unitvitest run --config ../../vitest.config.mts test/unit.test.ts
  • type-checktsc --noEmit
  • vitest-e2eglob --absolute 'test/integration-*'
  • vitest-runvitest -c ../../vitest.config.mts
  • vitest-unitglob --absolute 'test/unit.test.ts'
Dependencies1
  • @vercel/python-analysis0.11.1