{"id":"MAL-2026-18871","summary":"Malicious code in @pahinak/bails (npm)","details":"@pahinak/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) 120363349140729983@newsletter, 120363410018949906@newsletter, 120363424800295266@newsletter, 120363425177067841@newsletter, 120363425869049995@newsletter, 120363428745722504@newsletter (stored as base64 strings), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:25.058728393Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"ips":[],"urls":[],"domains":[],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"da42bb01dc5e26fb0254ac4ff5b155742299b453e2249075556b102b335b8e22"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pahinak/bails"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@pahinak/bails","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40pahinak/bails"},"versions":["1.1.1"],"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/@pahinak/bails/MAL-2026-18871.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}