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Is @electron/rebuild safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged @electron/rebuild v4.0.3 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 65/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

@electron/rebuild Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • •Contains native code
  • •Can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • →This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

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This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

@electron/rebuild Capabilities & Permissions

What @electron/rebuild can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

chromium.googlesource.comcommondatastorage.googleapis.comdev-cdn.electronjs.orggithub.comnodejs.orgraw.githubusercontent.comwww.electronjs.orgwww.npmjs.com
Protocols: https

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

GYP_MSVS_VERSIONSDKROOT

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

node-gyp

AGENTS.md for @electron/rebuild

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@electron/rebuild Documentation & Source Code

For the full @electron/rebuild README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

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Frequently asked questions about @electron/rebuild safety

Weekly Downloads

1.5M

Version

4.0.3

License

MIT

Last Scanned

Feb 1, 2026

Trust Score

65/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: chromium.googlesource.com, commondatastorage.googleapis.com, dev-cdn.electronjs.org...

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: GYP_MSVS_VERSION, SDKROOT

Native

Contains native modules

Is @electron/rebuild Safe? | npm Safety Scan - brin