
Research
2025 Report: Destructive Malware in Open Source Packages
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.
node-powershell
Advanced tools
Lightweight module to run PowerShell straight from your Node app
$ npm install node-powershell
var ps = require('node-powershell');
Shell = ps("echo node-powershell is awesome");
Shell.output(function(data){
console.log(data);
});
.ps1 script:Shell = ps("'Path/To/Your/Script.ps1'");
Don't forget the "' '" around the path
Just use [Console]::In.ReadLine() instead of Read-Host in your script:
$t = [Console]::In.ReadLine();
echo $t
and .input property in your node app:
powershell.input("node-powershell Rocks");
FAQs
Node.js binding for PowerShell
The npm package node-powershell receives a total of 15,169 weekly downloads. As such, node-powershell popularity was classified as popular.
We found that node-powershell demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Did you know?

Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.

Research
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.

Security News
Socket CTO Ahmad Nassri shares practical AI coding techniques, tools, and team workflows, plus what still feels noisy and why shipping remains human-led.

Research
/Security News
A five-month operation turned 27 npm packages into durable hosting for browser-run lures that mimic document-sharing portals and Microsoft sign-in, targeting 25 organizations across manufacturing, industrial automation, plastics, and healthcare for credential theft.