Is Browserslist Safe?

Browserslist — Nerq Trust Score 80.5/100 (A- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17

Browserslist is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100 (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 Browserslist safe?

Trust Score Breakdown — Browserslist has a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100 (A-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-17).

Security Analysis → Browserslist Privacy Report →

What is Browserslist's trust score?

Browserslist has a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100, earning a A- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Browserslist?

Browserslist's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 100/100 — community adoption

What is Browserslist and who maintains it?

Authorai
Categorynpm Packages
SourceN/A

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Safety Guide: Browserslist

What is Browserslist?

Browserslist is a Node.js package — Share target browsers between different front-end tools, like Autoprefixer, Stylelint and babel-env-preset.

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=browserslist

Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package

When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.

Measured Signals

Browserslist has a Nerq Trust Score of 80/100 (A-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance90/100
Popularity100/100
Quality80/100
Community30/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

What data does Browserslist collect?

Browserslist is a Node.js package maintained by ai. It receives approximately 63,883,073 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.

As a development package, Browserslist does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.

Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.

Full analysis: Browserslist Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Browserslist secure?

Security score: 90/100. Browserslist 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: Browserslist Security Report

How we calculated this score

Browserslist's trust score of 80.5/100 (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 (80/100), community (30/100). 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: 1.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Browserslist Safe?
browserslist with a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100 (A-). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100).
What is Browserslist's trust score?
browserslist: 80.5/100 (A-). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=browserslist
What are safer alternatives to Browserslist?
In the npm Packages category, more Node.js packages are being analyzed — check back soon. browserslist scores 80.5/100.
Does Browserslist have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Browserslist against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
Is Browserslist actively maintained?
Browserslist maintenance score: N/A. Check the repository for recent commit activity and issue responsiveness.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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