npm pack ignores root-level .gitignore & .npmignore file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. --workspaces, --workspace=<name>). Anyone who has run npm pack or npm publish with workspaces, as of v7.9.0 & v7.13.0 respectively, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include.
Patch
Upgrade to the latest, patched version of npm (v8.11.0 or greater), run: npm i -g npm@latest
Run npm publish --dry-run or npm pack with an npm version >=7.9.0 & <8.11.0 inside the project's root directory using a workspace flag like: --workspaces or --workspace=<name> (ex. npm pack --workspace=foo)
Check the output in your terminal which will list the package contents (note: tar -tvf <package-on-disk> also works)
If you find that there are files included you did not expect, you should:
3.1. Create & publish a new release excluding those files (ref. "Keeping files out of your Package")
3.2. Deprecate the old package (ex. npm deprecate <pkg>[@​<version>] <message>)
3.3. Revoke or rotate any sensitive information (ex. passwords, tokens, secrets etc.) which might have been exposed
