Patch your dependencies for known vulnerabilities - shippingszn launch readiness

Your app pulls in hundreds of third-party packages via `npm install` (or pip, bundle, cargo). Some of those packages have known security bugs with public write-ups and working exploits. Auditing means running one command to list every known bug in your dependencies, then upgrading to the fixed versions.

Most successful attacks on small apps aren't clever — they're automated scanners finding sites that ship an old version of a popular library with a published CVE. The fix is usually a one-command upgrade. Skipping this is handing attackers the easiest version of your app.

Owner verification required: Dependency risk changes daily and needs the package manager plus registry advisories at scan time. Static checklist data cannot prove every critical CVE has been patched or consciously deferred.

The Launch Fix Kit keeps scan-specific findings, file and line evidence, AI-builder punch-list tasks, and verification steps tied to the paid report.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pnpm audit`, `pip-audit`, `bundle audit`, `cargo audit`) and read the output.
For every Critical or High finding, try the auto-fix first (e.g. `npm audit fix`). Test that the app still works after each fix.
For fixes that require a major-version bump, read the package's upgrade notes before updating — breaking changes are real.
If a CVE has no fix yet, at least know you have it. Document it and subscribe to the package's security advisories.
Check your builder or hosting scanner output too. If Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, Replit, GitHub, Snyk, or Semgrep flags dependency risk, reconcile it with the package audit.

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