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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/root-locator/v/1.2.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/root-locator/v/1.2.0.md"
package: "root-locator"
report_status: "published"
title: "root-locator@1.2.0 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "1.2.0"
---

# root-locator@1.2.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — Quarantined by product-default policy — this version is not allowed through the firewall.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Malware
- **Selected version:** 1.2.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** OSV Malicious Advisory (OpenSSF/OSV)

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-14009 confirms this npm version as malicious. The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-14T15:30:05.776Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-14T15:30:06.295Z
- **Download time:** 509 ms
- **Static scan time:** 9 ms
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** 519 ms

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** root-locator
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-08-05T15:39:42.977Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-13T21:25:44.406Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-14T15:30:06.295Z
- **Known versions:** 3
- **Latest version:** 0.0.1-security
- **Appeal under review:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/root-locator/v/1.2.0>)
- [OSV advisory](<https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14009>)
- [ADVISORY](<https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-57g4-vm3v-74xg>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/root-locator/v/1.2.0>)
- [PACKAGE](<https://www.npmjs.com/package/root-locator/v/1.1.0>)