{"id":"MAL-2026-18901","summary":"Malicious code in @skycodee/baileys-mod (npm)","details":"@skycodee/baileys-mod 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 a list downloaded at runtime from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/skyzopedia/Screaper/refs/heads/main/idChannel.json, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:16.643956987Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"ips":[],"urls":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/skyzopedia/Screaper/refs/heads/main/idChannel.json"],"domains":["raw.githubusercontent.com"],"files":[{"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"eece62b9fe9e4beccfd29cb45fc3b6e4baf53a1d26317c33ba7b2b6a07a7afa3"}}]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@skycodee/baileys-mod"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@skycodee/baileys-mod","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40skycodee/baileys-mod"},"versions":["8.0.10","8.0.8"],"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/@skycodee/baileys-mod/MAL-2026-18901.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}