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docs: clarify dependency remediation scope in README#121

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Summary

This PR clarifies how CVE Lite CLI describes remediation in the README.

A reviewer raised a good question about the phrase “guided remediation” in malicious package scenarios. In those cases, upgrading dependencies alone is not enough. Teams may also need to treat the situation as a potential security incident.

What changed

  • narrowed broad wording such as:
    • fix plandependency fix plan
    • remediation plandependency remediation plan
  • updated comparison wording:
    • Guided remediationDependency remediation guidance
  • added an explicit note in the malicious package section that if a malicious package was installed and executed, upgrading/removing the dependency may not be sufficient on its own and incident-response steps may be required

Why

This makes the README more precise and avoids over-claiming.

CVE Lite CLI helps developers:

  • identify vulnerable dependencies
  • separate direct vs transitive issues
  • prioritize upgrades
  • act on dependency findings faster

It is not positioned as an incident-response or compromise-forensics tool.

Issue

Closes #120

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Clarify “guided remediation” scope vs incident response (malicious package scenarios)

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