{"id":"MAL-2026-18852","summary":"Malicious code in @justinofficial/baileys (npm)","details":"@justinofficial/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) 120363402525934262@newsletter, 120363405070719777@newsletter, 120363424226911959@newsletter (stored as character-code arrays), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:23.346089884Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"28e3250560bce2b4d627039cb18fdae91f3d264e487a5a7c287826b30ba93707"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@justinofficial/baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@justinofficial/baileys","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40justinofficial/baileys"},"versions":["2.0.13"],"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/@justinofficial/baileys/MAL-2026-18852.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}