npm finding for local package on package-lock.lock - false positive?

Author: nirhaasCreated Jun 11, 2026Updated Sep 8, 2026

Hi. I ran osv-scanner on a databricks/app-template template and encountered a potential false positive match.

The project's package-lock.json includes a package which is a link to a local path.

    "node_modules/@chat-template/auth": {
      "resolved": "packages/auth",
      "link": true
    },

However, osv-scanner flags this against MAL-2026-5124, which is a malicious package advisory intended for the @chat-template/auth npm registry package (no longer available apparently).

Considering the package is a link to a local directory, and not the npm package - I think this is a false positive.

Possible related issues: #1861 https://github.com/google/osv-scalibr/issues/808

Thanks