{"id":"MAL-2026-18821","summary":"Malicious code in @dilxzcode/bails (npm)","details":"@dilxzcode/bails 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) 120363330289360382@newsletter, 120363404815358931@newsletter, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:18.648870767Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"d472346655d17f670faf9b9d9859dc4988e36e19de43b3590bc218aee1cfd2a3"}}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dilxzcode/bails"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@dilxzcode/bails","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40dilxzcode/bails"},"versions":["2.0.3"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@dilxzcode/bails/MAL-2026-18821.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}