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webpack-dev-middleware: vulnerability history, versions and safety

webpack-dev-middleware is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Mar 2024 to Sep 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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3 vulnerabilities recorded H3
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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2 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 29 Sep 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on webpack-dev-middleware 8.5.0 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 8.5.0 has 1 known vulnerability, and 1 has no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 60/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Sustainable
  • Popularity Widely used
  • Community Moderate

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 8.5.0 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 3 over 2 years · 2 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 29 Sep 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.4 i
  • With no published fix 1 i
  • Depended on by 382 packages i
  • Stars 2,509 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 5/10 i
  • Last release this month i
  • Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for webpack-dev-middleware, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
8.5.0 18 Oct 2026 H1 MIT No Details →
8.4.0 17 Oct 2026 H1 MIT No Details →
7.4.6 03 Sep 2026 H1 MIT No Details →
8.3.0 03 Sep 2026 H1 MIT No Details →
8.2.0 01 Sep 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.1.1 01 Aug 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.1.0 25 Jul 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.0.4 23 Jul 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.0.3 07 Apr 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.0.2 24 Mar 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.0.1 23 Mar 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
8.0.0 20 Mar 2026 H2 MIT No Details →
7.4.5 24 Sep 2025 H1 MIT No Details →
7.4.4 23 Sep 2025 H1 MIT No Details →
7.4.3 05 Sep 2025 H1 MIT No Details →
7.4.2 21 Aug 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.4.1 20 Aug 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.4.0 19 Aug 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.3.0 18 Jul 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.2.1 02 Apr 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.2.0 29 Mar 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
6.1.3 29 Mar 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.1.1 21 Mar 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
5.3.4 20 Mar 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
6.1.2 20 Mar 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.1.0 19 Mar 2024 H1 MIT No Details →
7.0.0 26 Dec 2023 H2 MIT No Details →
6.1.1 16 May 2023 H1 MIT No Details →
6.1.0 03 May 2023 H1 MIT No Details →
6.0.2 19 Mar 2023 H1 MIT No Details →
6.0.1 28 Nov 2022 H1 MIT No Details →
6.0.0 20 Nov 2022 H1 MIT No Details →
5.3.3 18 May 2022 H1 MIT No Details →
5.3.2 17 May 2022 H1 MIT No Details →
5.3.1 01 Feb 2022 H1 MIT No Details →
5.3.0 16 Dec 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
5.2.2 17 Nov 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
5.2.1 25 Sep 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
5.2.0 24 Sep 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
5.1.0 09 Sep 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
5.0.0 02 Jun 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
4.3.0 19 May 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
4.2.0 10 May 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
4.1.0 15 Jan 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.4 13 Jan 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.3 12 Jan 2021 H1 MIT No Details →
3.7.3 15 Dec 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.2 10 Nov 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.1 09 Nov 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.0 28 Oct 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.0-rc.3 14 Jul 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.0-rc.2 30 Jun 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.0-rc.1 20 Feb 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
4.0.0-rc.0 19 Feb 2020 H1 MIT No Details →
3.7.2 28 Sep 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.7.1 03 Sep 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.7.0 15 May 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.6.2 03 Apr 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.6.1 06 Mar 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.6.0 19 Feb 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.5.2 06 Feb 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.5.1 17 Jan 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.5.0 04 Jan 2019 H1 MIT No Details →
3.4.0 24 Sep 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.3.0 10 Sep 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.2.0 23 Aug 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.1.3 26 Apr 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.1.2 05 Apr 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.1.1 05 Apr 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.1.0 26 Mar 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.0.1 06 Mar 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
3.0.0 28 Feb 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.6 22 Feb 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.5 09 Feb 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.4 07 Jan 2018 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.3 22 Dec 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.2 18 Dec 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.1 14 Dec 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
2.0.0 14 Dec 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.12.2 27 Nov 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.12.1 22 Nov 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.12.0 31 Jul 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.11.0 22 Jun 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.10.2 22 Apr 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.10.1 18 Feb 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.10.0 01 Feb 2017 H1 MIT No Details →
1.9.0 15 Dec 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.8.4 08 Oct 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.8.3 26 Sep 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.8.2 23 Sep 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.8.1 18 Sep 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.8.0 17 Sep 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.7.0 10 Sep 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.6.1 26 Mar 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.6.0 24 Mar 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.5.1 22 Jan 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.5.0 21 Jan 2016 H1 MIT No Details →
1.4.0 24 Nov 2015 H1 MIT No Details →
1.3.0 24 Nov 2015 H1 MIT No Details →
1.2.0 28 Jun 2015 H1 MIT No Details →
1.1.0 21 Jun 2015 H1 — No Details →
1.0.11 19 Aug 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.10 02 Jul 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.9 18 Jun 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.8 06 Jun 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.7 04 Jun 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.6 22 May 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.5 12 Mar 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.4 27 Jan 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.3 22 Jan 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.2 22 Jan 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.1 05 Jan 2014 H1 — No Details →
1.0.0 17 Dec 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.11.0 19 Jun 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.10.2 12 May 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.10.1 26 Mar 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.10.0 26 Mar 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.9.1 04 Feb 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.9.0 04 Feb 2013 H1 — No Details →
0.8.2 24 Jan 2013 H1 — No Details →

The newest 120 of 132 versions Vulert tracks. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2024 1
  • 2026 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 2 of the 3 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for webpack-dev-middleware

The 3 most severe of 3 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Path Traversal Vulnerability in webpack-dev-middleware 7.4 high 7.1.0 21 Mar 2024
CVE-2024-29180: webpack-dev-middleware Path Traversal Vulnerability 7.4 high 8.3.0 29 Sep 2026
Path Traversal Vulnerability in webpack-dev-middleware: Risk of Unauthorized File Access 7.4 high No fix published 24 Aug 2026

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About webpack-dev-middleware

Is webpack-dev-middleware safe to use?

Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for webpack-dev-middleware in npm: 0 critical, 3 high, 0 medium and 0 low. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

What is webpack-dev-middleware's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores webpack-dev-middleware 60/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of webpack-dev-middleware affected?

Yes. 8.5.0, the version you would install today, has 1 known vulnerability, and 1 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

How many vulnerabilities does webpack-dev-middleware have?

3 vulnerabilities are recorded for webpack-dev-middleware in the npm ecosystem: 0 critical, 3 high, 0 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new webpack-dev-middleware vulnerabilities disclosed?

2 vulnerabilities were recorded for webpack-dev-middleware in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 21 Mar 2024. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of webpack-dev-middleware are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor webpack-dev-middleware for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the webpack-dev-middleware version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.