{"id":"MAL-2026-18932","summary":"Malicious code in alwaysaqioo (npm)","details":"alwaysaqioo 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, lib/index.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363342769097419@newsletter, 120363400738305381@newsletter, 120363420249672073@newsletter, 120363420757607688@newsletter, 120363422701490267@newsletter, 120363424020283759@newsletter and 1 more (stored as base64 strings), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:28.741085106Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"0f7c4fdf4ae831dff101585d8fc12f8cc1a51806f7e2c4ebdc8d7bddbe27a66e"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]},{"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"de2a3be22217a12c3e1cfba513a31556a9d19c8e51bebc90b374015bb33d3e6d"}},{"paths":["lib/index.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"7e81bf45287470561444846fefcae831dddc44b649749eb4a1e0192733aec672"}}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/alwaysaqioo"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"alwaysaqioo","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/alwaysaqioo"},"versions":["1.1.1","1.1.5"],"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/alwaysaqioo/MAL-2026-18932.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}