@dyllxnn/baileys

{"modified":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","published":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-18676","summary":"Malicious code in @dyllxnn/baileys (npm)","details":"@dyllxnn/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) 120363408893555851@newsletter, 120363412076734264@newsletter (stored base64-encoded), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"@dyllxnn/baileys"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}]}}],"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dyllxnn/baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","type":"FINDER","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"]}],"database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"5b49c9aa16250e8fb81079571ae1434cdc9abfe9acc617672633f0144c0d371f"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}}}