{"id":"MAL-2026-18911","summary":"Malicious code in @violetix/baileys (npm)","details":"@violetix/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) 120363417337256584@newsletter, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:27.834825563Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"9466f1d972c80b95ef9a317b0980ecf7522d29b76cc5fbba5ed920d7b537d9f3"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":[],"domains":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@violetix/baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@violetix/baileys","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40violetix/baileys"},"versions":["0.3.18","0.4.0"],"database_specific":{"cwes":[{"name":"Embedded Malicious Code","cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."}],"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@violetix/baileys/MAL-2026-18911.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}