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Malicious MAL-2026-18675

@denzz221/baileys

npm package · versions 2.0.0, 7.0.0, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.8, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7

Reported Oct 26, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

@denzz221/baileys is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that silently subscribes the installer's own WhatsApp account to WhatsApp Channels chosen by the publisher. When the socket connects, code in lib/Socket/newsletter.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363431475943819@newsletter (stored base64-encoded), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).