{"id":"MAL-2026-18922","summary":"Malicious code in @zennorg/baileys (npm)","details":"@zennorg/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) 120363408545432204@newsletter, 120363420757607688@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":"2026-11-09T23:15:16.638307585Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"ips":[],"urls":[],"domains":[],"files":[{"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"baf1401d39fa9d115c227899924ac36e667a1e207ff41c0dcae0804946759b17"}},{"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"bbf62f2d08d9ee189c1c260d953cbdcdfc201df3308da6c1c62632b5473cd2e2"}}]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zennorg/baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@zennorg/baileys","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40zennorg/baileys"},"versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1"],"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/@zennorg/baileys/MAL-2026-18922.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}