{"id":"MAL-2026-18679","summary":"Malicious code in @monze1239/baileys (npm)","details":"@monze1239/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) 120363413848171447@newsletter (stored base64-encoded), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-05T05:15:04.060134988Z","published":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"152e4ab9f4829429d0935c88a46cab54e4cbb1e2188a082dc0f0d537278cbecc"}}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@monze1239/baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@monze1239/baileys","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40monze1239/baileys"},"versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code","cweId":"CWE-506"}],"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@monze1239/baileys/MAL-2026-18679.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}