Is Express Safe?
Express — Nerq Trust Score 86.0/100 (A grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17
Express is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 86.0/100 (A), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-08-17. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Express safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Express has a Nerq Trust Score of 86.0/100 (A). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-17).
What is Express's trust score?
Express has a Nerq Trust Score of 86.0/100, earning a A grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Express?
Express's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Express and who maintains it?
| Author | wesleytodd |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Express
What is Express?
Express is a Node.js package — Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework.
How to Verify Safety
Run npm audit to check for vulnerabilities. Review the package's GitHub repository for recent commits.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=express
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Express has a Nerq Trust Score of 82/100 (A-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Express has a Trust Score of 82/100 (A-).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 90/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 65/100 |
| Community | 60/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Express collect?
Privacy assessment for Express is not yet available. See our methodology for how Nerq measures privacy, or the public privacy review for any community-contributed notes.
Is Express secure?
Security score: 90/100. Express has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under MIT, allowing code inspection. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.
Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.
Full analysis: Express Security Report
Express Across Platforms
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How we calculated this score
Express's trust score of 86.0/100 (A) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (90/100), popularity (100/100), quality (65/100), community (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on August 17, 2026. Data version: 0.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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