compression (npm)

Node.js compression middleware

Advisories

Latest version

1.8.2

Released Sep 11, 2026

License

MIT

OpenSSF Scorecard

6.5 / 10

How to fix

Upgrading to 1.8.2 or later clears every advisory below that has a fix.

Upgrade commands

npm

npm install compression@1.8.2

yarn

yarn add compression@1.8.2

pnpm

pnpm add compression@1.8.2

Known vulnerabilities

Advisory	Severity	Affected	Fixed in
GHSA-vc2v-76pw-4v95 compression vulnerable to Denial of Service via memory leak on premature response close	High EPSS 0.48%	`< 1.8.2`	`1.8.2`
GHSA-vc2v-76pw-4v95 compression vulnerable to Denial of Service via memory leak on premature response close	High EPSS 0.48%	`< 1.8.2`	`1.8.2`

Source: git+https://github.com/expressjs/compression.git

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