open-source-security
Safeguard articles tagged "open-source-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Node.js runtime CVE roundup
A roundup of Node.js runtime CVEs since 2024 — command injection, HTTP smuggling, permission bypasses, and why runtime flaws evade typical dependency scanners.
Apache Maven's Insecure HTTP Repository Resolution Enabli...
CVE-2021-26291 shows how Apache Maven resolved dependencies over plain HTTP, letting a MITM attacker swap in malicious artifacts during the build.
PyPI typosquatting and malicious package report
A 2026 look at PyPI typosquatting trends: attack patterns, CI/CD targeting, info-stealer payloads, and how to defend the Python supply chain.
RubyGems.org domain takeover risk report
RubyGems.org hasn't adopted the domain-resurrection defenses PyPI rolled out in 2025 — leaving a proven account-takeover technique open across the Ruby ecosystem.
Ruby supply chain security report
A report on Ruby supply chain security: malicious RubyGems campaigns, maintainer credential compromises, and 2025's RubyGems governance dispute.
Go module proxy vulnerability trends
A backdoor hid in Go's module proxy for 3+ years, and 63,000+ orphaned packages remain cached. Inside 2025's Go supply chain reckoning.
Malicious Go modules found on GitHub
Malicious Go modules keep surfacing on GitHub, exploiting the ecosystem's lack of a curated registry. Here's the pattern — and how to defend against it.
Go vulnerability database (govulncheck) trend report
Go's vulnerability database is scaling fast and stdlib CVEs are clustering. Here's what govulncheck vulnerability trends reveal about reachability, typosquats, and risk.
Typosquatting in the Go module ecosystem
Typosquatting is surging across the Go module ecosystem, exploiting decentralized import paths and an immutable checksum database that makes takedowns nearly meaningless.
Most vulnerable Go packages report
Safeguard's 2026 analysis ranks the most vulnerable Go packages by exposure-weighted risk, revealing why a handful of core modules drive most CVE impact.
The PHP Source Code Git Server Backdoor Compromise of 2021
In 2021, attackers breached PHP's git server and pushed a backdoor under forged commits from top maintainers. Here's how the PHP git server compromise unfolded.
Kubernetes and Go supply chain risk report
Kubernetes leans on thousands of Go modules. New analysis shows how typosquats and vendored code turn that dependency into real supply chain risk.
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