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zod — deep security report

ShadowCanopy's full breakdown of zod on npm: verdict, AI analysis, dependency chain, network behavior, prebuilds, and obfuscated code.

Safe to use
Deep-scanned by ShadowCanopy — no threats found in its code, dependencies, or network behavior.
Scanned 9/19/2026
Approvedzod@4.6.5View on registry ↗latest: 4.6.5

All flagged patterns are legitimate Zod internals: complex regex literals (email/IPv6/etc. with  /� escapes), atob/btoa + fromCharCode for base64 checks, Function() references for ZodFunction/async detection, and ////// section comments. No data exfiltration, remote fetches, or harmful sinks present.

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AI breakdown

Plain-English summary of what this package does and how it behaves.

zod is a TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library with static type inference. It exports modules for schema compilation, validation, locales, and a mini variant via its main index.cjs entrypoint.

Capabilities

  • Exports schema validation functions
  • Includes compile and mini submodules
  • Supports locales
  • Runs build, test, and prepublish scripts

Data access

  • None observed

Network

  • No network access observed

The package declares no dependencies and shows no network or data access behavior. Static findings flag multiple obfuscated source files, which may require code review before use.

Security findings (22)

Static analysis rule matches, with the exact code that triggered them.

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023src/v3/types.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in src/v3/types.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/src/v3/types.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/src/v3/types.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023src/v4/classic/schemas.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in src/v4/classic/schemas.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/src/v4/classic/schemas.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/src/v4/classic/schemas.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023src/v4/core/compile.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in src/v4/core/compile.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/src/v4/core/compile.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/src/v4/core/compile.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023src/v4/core/schemas.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in src/v4/core/schemas.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/src/v4/core/schemas.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/src/v4/core/schemas.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023src/v4/core/util.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in src/v4/core/util.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/src/v4/core/util.ts

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/src/v4/core/util.ts

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023v3/types.cjs

Multiple obfuscation patterns in v3/types.cjs

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/v3/types.cjs

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/v3/types.cjs

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023v3/types.js

Multiple obfuscation patterns in v3/types.js

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/v3/types.js

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/v3/types.js

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023v4/core/compile.cjs

Multiple obfuscation patterns in v4/core/compile.cjs

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/v4/core/compile.cjs

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/v4/core/compile.cjs

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023v4/core/compile.js

Multiple obfuscation patterns in v4/core/compile.js

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/v4/core/compile.js

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/v4/core/compile.js

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023v4/core/util.cjs

Multiple obfuscation patterns in v4/core/util.cjs

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/v4/core/util.cjs

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/v4/core/util.cjs

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023v4/core/util.js

Multiple obfuscation patterns in v4/core/util.js

mediumObfuscated source fileATK-023package/v4/core/util.js

Multiple obfuscation patterns in package/v4/core/util.js

Package metadata

LicenseMIT

TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library with static type inference

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Files in package (500)

LICENSEpackage/LICENSEREADME.mdpackage/README.mdcompile.cjspackage/compile.cjscompile.d.ctspackage/compile.d.ctscompile.d.tspackage/compile.d.tscompile.jspackage/compile.jsindex.cjspackage/index.cjsindex.d.ctspackage/index.d.ctsindex.d.tspackage/index.d.tsindex.jspackage/index.jslocales/index.cjspackage/locales/index.cjslocales/index.d.ctspackage/locales/index.d.ctslocales/index.d.tspackage/locales/index.d.tslocales/index.jspackage/locales/index.jslocales/package.jsonpackage/locales/package.jsonmini/index.cjspackage/mini/index.cjsmini/index.d.ctspackage/mini/index.d.ctsmini/index.d.tspackage/mini/index.d.tsmini/index.jspackage/mini/index.jsmini/package.jsonpackage/mini/package.json

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