Open Source Security
In-depth guides and analysis on open source security from the Safeguard engineering team.
412 articles
How to manage open source risk in telecom OSS/BSS softwar...
A practical guide to managing telecom OSS/BSS open source risk—from SBOM inventory to dependency scanning—so carrier billing and network software stays secure.
npm Classic Tokens Are Gone. The keyv Worm Shows Why That Mattered.
Every npm classic token has been permanently revoked — unrecoverable, unrecreatable. Teams treated it as a chore. Then a worm propagated across 444 packages on exactly that kind of credential.
How to vet open source software before deployment in tele...
A seven-step process for vetting open source telecom core network components — SBOMs, signature verification, protocol fuzzing, and procurement sign-off — before they reach production.
Open source dependency risk in e-commerce platforms (Mage...
A practical guide to finding and fixing e-commerce platform dependency risk across Magento plugins, WooCommerce extensions, and Shopify apps before attackers do.
npm 12 Turned Install Scripts Off. The keyv Worm Used a preinstall Hook Anyway.
Install scripts have been off by default since npm 12 shipped in July 2026. Four weeks later a worm propagated through preinstall hooks. A default is not a control until you prove it is enforced.
RubyGems 2019 Multi-CVE Disclosure: Directory Traversal v...
CVE-2019-8320 let malicious RubyGems packages delete arbitrary directories via symlinked gem decompression. Here's the impact, timeline, and how to remediate it.
RubyGems Escape Sequence Injection via Gem Name Output (C...
A look at CVE-2019-8321, the RubyGems escape sequence injection flaw in gem CLI output: affected versions, severity, and how to remediate it.
RubyGems Escape Sequence Injection via Crafted API Respon...
CVE-2019-8322 is a RubyGems flaw where crafted API responses could inject terminal escape sequences, spoofing gem output. Here's what to know and how to fix it.
RubyGems Escape Sequence Injection in Gem Owner Command (...
CVE-2019-8323 shows how RubyGems' gem owner command echoed unsanitized API response data to the terminal, enabling escape sequence injection attacks.
RubyGems Malicious Gem Arbitrary Code Execution via Missi...
CVE-2019-8324 let a malicious RubyGems package run arbitrary code at install time via a crafted multi-line gem name evaluated during the preinstall check.
RubyGems Escape Sequence Injection via Unpack API (CVE-20...
CVE-2019-8325 lets a malicious RubyGems package inject terminal escape sequences via the unpack API. Here's the impact, affected versions, and how to remediate it.
pip's Version-Based Resolution and the Origin of Dependen...
CVE-2018-20225 exposed how pip's version-based resolver lets a higher-versioned public PyPI package silently override a private one — the origin of dependency confusion attacks.
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