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2 title: About audit reports
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5 Audit reports contain tables of information about security vulnerabilities in your project's dependencies to help you fix the vulnerability or troubleshoot further.
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7 <Screenshot src="/packages-and-modules/securing-your-code/audit-report-results.png" alt="Screenshot showing command-line audit report results" />
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9 ## Vulnerability table fields
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11 - [Severity](#severity)
12 - [Description](#description)
13 - [Package](#package)
14 - [Patched in](#patched-in)
15 - [Dependency of](#dependency-of)
16 - [Path](#path)
17 - [More info](#more-info)
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19 ### Severity
20
21 The severity of the vulnerability, determined by the impact and exploitability of the vulnerability in its most common use case.
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23 | Severity | Recommended action |
24 | :------- | :----------------------------- |
25 | Critical | Address immediately |
26 | High | Address as quickly as possible |
27 | Moderate | Address as time allows |
28 | Low | Address at your discretion |
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30 #### Description
31
32 The description of the vulnerability. For example, "Denial of service".
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34 #### Package
35
36 The name of the package that contains the vulnerability.
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38 #### Patched in
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40 The semantic version range that describes which versions contain a fix for the vulnerability.
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42 #### Dependency of
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44 The module that the package with the vulnerability depends on.
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46 #### Path
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48 The path to the code that contains the vulnerability.
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50 #### More info
51
52 A link to the security report.