file-type

22.2.0 · 14 Oct 2026MIT51.4M / weekRepository Homepage npm Atom feed

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45 releases in betweennotes for 0

Other targets from 16.5.2Newest 16.x16.5.4 Clears its 2 advisories21.3.1 Latest22.2.0

21.0.0, 20.0.0, 19.0.0, 18.0.0, 17.0.0 have no release note on GitHub or in the repository's changelog, so their breaking changes are missing from the counts below.

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changes to make: 2
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Counted from 0 of 45 release notes. Advisories are counted from the advisory database, in full.

Security

Fixes 2 advisories affecting 16.5.2

file-type affected by infinite loop in ASF parser on malformed input with zero-size sub-headermoderate · GHSA-5v7r-6r5c-r473
file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV filehigh · GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55

Upgrade to 21.3.2

npm install file-type@21.3.2

What 21.3.2 needs

Reading 21.3.2's manifest…

Check against your package.json

Which of your other dependencies stand in the way of 21.3.2. Read once, not stored.

After upgrading

Run the type checker, the linter and the tests.
Build, and look for new deprecation warnings.
Update peer dependencies the new version asks for.

Upgrading file-type from 16.5.2 to 21.3.2

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