file-type

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

Same major only

1 release in betweennotes for 0

Other targets from 16.5.4Clears its advisory21.3.1 Latest22.2.0

17.0.0 has no release note on GitHub or in the repository's changelog, so its breaking changes are missing from the counts below.

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changes to make: 0
advisories fixed: ?
new: ?
fixes

Counted from 0 of 1 release notes. Advisories are counted from the advisory database, in full.

Security

2 advisories still affect 17.0.0

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

Upgrading to 21.3.1 clears them.

Upgrade to 17.0.0

npm install file-type@17.0.0

What 17.0.0 needs

Reading 17.0.0's manifest…

Check against your package.json

Which of your other dependencies stand in the way of 17.0.0. 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.
2 advisories still affect 17.0.0.