{"id":"MAL-2026-18957","summary":"Malicious code in cloudpedia (npm)","details":"cloudpedia 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/Xcloudpedia/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":"2026-11-09T23:15:29.637887261Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":["raw.githubusercontent.com"],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"22b6c2a3cde270b222eb7a05a83ee36dd3a2c608dc940462f85e9851adc42a6f"},"paths":["lib/Socket/newsletter.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Xcloudpedia/Screaper/refs/heads/main/idChannel.json"]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/cloudpedia"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cloudpedia","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/cloudpedia"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/cloudpedia/MAL-2026-18957.json","cwes":[{"name":"Embedded Malicious Code","cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."}]}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}