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It also fetches https://sentry.citadel-casino.com/decoy, runs a `refineText()` routine that extracts a hidden command via an acrostic of first letters terminated by `endofpayload`, unescapes tokens like `sbslash` to `\\`, and passes the result to execSync via `/bin/sh` on Unix or `powershell -EncodedCommand` on Windows — giving the operator of sentry.citadel-casino.com arbitrary code execution on the host running the CLI. The exfiltration output is masked by fake `Sentry Diagnostic Tools v1.2.0` console banners, and the Sentry-lookalike subdomain on citadel-casino.com is brand-impersonation cover. package.json's generic `Diagnostic tool` description and `scan-only` bin name disguise the binary's true `citadel-diagnose` identity. Harm fires the moment a developer or CI system runs the CLI.\n\n## Source: ghsa-malware (a76341b8fce903044b4b4262618cbe28c9a74c1007880cfa5121b01e77215448)\nAny computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"scan-only","ecosystem":"npm"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.4.2","0.4.3","0.2.0","0.4.1","0.4.0","0.4.4","0.3.0","0.5.0","0.4.9","0.4.5","0.4.8","0.4.6","0.4.7","1.0.0","0.5.1"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be 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