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Security checkMarch 17, 2026

mapshaper Path Traversal vulnerability

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Medium severitynpmmapshaper

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Description

Path Traversal in GitHub repository mbloch/mapshaper prior to 0.6.44.

Recommendation

Update the mapshaper package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 0.6.44
  • Patched version(s): 0.6.44

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