{"id":"MAL-2026-19002","summary":"Malicious code in popkid-baileys (npm)","details":"popkid-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/socket.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363423997837331@newsletter, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","modified":"2026-11-09T23:15:35.448852268Z","published":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"paths":["lib/Socket/socket.js"],"digests":{"sha256":"042efc3a4661b6504188fe95b555c29124dd6eefba4b441d421597ffbf780731"}}],"ips":[],"urls":[]}},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/popkid-baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"popkid-baileys","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/popkid-baileys"},"versions":["1.0.2"],"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/popkid-baileys/MAL-2026-19002.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"CyberXYZ","contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"type":"FINDER"}]}