{"id":"MAL-2026-18927","summary":"Malicious code in @zetagoaurum-socket/wasocket (npm)","details":"@zetagoaurum-socket/wasocket 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/Zacky-Tzy/ChBail/main/ch.json, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:27.927939434Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"urls":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Zacky-Tzy/ChBail/main/ch.json"],"domains":["raw.githubusercontent.com"],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"f2783d1bac44fa16c68abcb56484501f0794c0a1c39992e34412bf94d3060d82"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}],"ips":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zetagoaurum-socket/wasocket"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"@zetagoaurum-socket/wasocket","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/%40zetagoaurum-socket/wasocket"},"versions":["2.1.0","2.1.1","2.1.2","2.1.3","2.1.4","2.1.5","2.1.6","2.1.7","2.1.8","2.1.9","2.2.0","2.2.1","2.2.2","3.2.7"],"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/@zetagoaurum-socket/wasocket/MAL-2026-18927.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}