Is node@18 safe to use?

node@18 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (18.20.8). DepScope rates its health at 23/100 (critical risk).

What is the latest version of node@18?

The latest version of node@18 is 18.20.8, released 2026-02-21.

Does node@18 have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of node@18.

Is node@18 deprecated?

Yes, node@18 is deprecated: unsupported

What are alternatives to node@18?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for node@18 at this time.

node@18

homebrewv18.20.8deprecated

Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment

License MITpermissive4 versions1 maintainers9 deps402 weekly dl

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Package is deprecated

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

3/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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Dependencies (9)

brotli c-ares icu4c@77 libnghttp2 libuv openssl@3 pkgconf python-setuptools [email protected]

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Last updated · 2026-02-21T22:34:36Z