Summary
Togoder Security scanned the npm package @babel/traverse@7.29.8 on Oct 6, 2026. An AI review of 30 source files produced no findings. No malicious behavior, install-time payloads, credential theft or exfiltration were identified.
Findings
No findings. The reviewer saw nothing malicious or risky in this version.
Files reviewed
| File | Verdict | What the reviewer saw |
|---|---|---|
| lib/cache.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a simple caching utility for Babel paths using WeakMap and Map, with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic code execution activities. |
| lib/context.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a standard Babel traversal context module with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic execution concerns. |
| lib/hub.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/index.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a standard Babel traverse module with no suspicious behavior. |
| lib/path/ancestry.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a standard Babel AST utility for path ancestry traversal. |
| lib/path/comments.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code only manipulates Babel AST comment nodes with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic execution activity. |
| lib/path/context.js | safe | This is a legitimate Babel traversal context utility file with no malicious patterns; all operations are normal AST traversal logic, no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic code execution activity. |
| lib/path/conversion.js | safe | This is a standard Babel AST transformation module with no malicious patterns, network calls, credential harvesting, or dynamic code execution. |
| lib/path/evaluation.js | safe | This is a standard static evaluation utility for Babel AST nodes with no malicious patterns, network calls, file system access, or dynamic code execution. |
| lib/path/family.js | safe | This is a legitimate Babel AST path utility module with no malicious patterns, network calls, file system access, or dynamic code execution. |
| lib/path/index.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a legitimate Babel NodePath implementation with only standard module imports and no suspicious behavior. |
| lib/path/inference/index.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a standard part of Babel's type inference utilities with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic execution behavior. |
| lib/path/inference/inferer-reference.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/path/inference/inferers.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a legitimate Babel type inference module with no suspicious behavior. |
| lib/path/inference/util.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/path/introspection.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is legitimate Babel path introspection utility code with no network, filesystem, process, or obfuscated execution behavior. |
| lib/path/lib/hoister.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a legitimate Babel AST path hoisting utility with no network, filesystem, process, or obfuscated code. |
| lib/path/lib/removal-hooks.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code contains only AST transformation hooks for dead-code removal with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic execution activity. |
| lib/path/lib/virtual-types-validator.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file contains only Babel virtual type validator logic with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic execution activity. |
| lib/path/lib/virtual-types.js | safe | This file only defines and exports static arrays of AST node type name strings for Babel's virtual type system, with no executable logic, network access, file system operations, or other malicious patterns. |
| lib/path/modification.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/path/removal.js | safe | This is a legitimate Babel AST manipulation module for removing nodes from a scope; no malicious patterns such as data exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, network calls, or process spawning were detected. |
| lib/path/replacement.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is standard Babel AST path replacement logic with no network, filesystem, process, or obfuscated behavior. |
| lib/scope/binding.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code is a benign Babel scope binding utility with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic execution behavior. |
| lib/scope/index.js | safe | This is a standard Babel scope analysis module with no malicious patterns, network calls, process execution, or credential harvesting. |
Show 5 more files
| File | Verdict | What the reviewer saw |
|---|---|---|
| lib/scope/lib/renamer.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file is a standard Babel scope renamer utility with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic code execution activity. |
| lib/scope/traverseForScope.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file is a legitimate Babel AST traversal utility for scope analysis with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic code execution behavior. |
| lib/traverse-node.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/types.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| lib/visitors.js | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the file is a legitimate part of Babel's traverse visitor machinery with no network, filesystem, process, or dynamic code execution activity. |
Frequently asked questions
Is @babel/traverse safe to use?
Our AI source review of @babel/traverse@7.29.8 found no malicious code: no install-time payloads, credential theft, exfiltration, obfuscated loaders or backdoors.
Does @babel/traverse contain malware?
No malware was identified in @babel/traverse@7.29.8 when Togoder Security scanned it on Oct 6, 2026. A new version can still introduce malicious code, so scan the exact versions in your lockfile.
How was @babel/traverse checked?
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