MAL-2026-11176

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@bowozzz/baileys/MAL-2026-11176.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-11176
Aliases
  • GHSA-f9vh-885g-hv2f
Published
2026-07-29T04:34:41Z
Modified
2026-08-05T06:35:06.864060626Z
Summary
Malicious code in @bowozzz/baileys (npm)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (4722e281a0d76eb608340d11a90f25453d5804124aebdd842b462fb03986891f)

Package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library. A single static pattern fired on lib/Utils/generics.js where the tokens 'ping' and 'GET' appear alongside identifier strings, matching a generic network+command keyword co-occurrence rule. In Baileys, 'ping' refers to the WhatsApp XMPP-style ping/keepalive stanza used to maintain the WebSocket connection, and 'GET' refers to protocol query types — not to OS ping execution or HTTP exfiltration. No install/postinstall lifecycle scripts, no top-level import-time network activity to attacker infrastructure, no reads of installer secrets (~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, browser stores), no credential-harvest fingerprint, and no hardcoded C2 destination were observed. The finding is consistent with a false-positive keyword match on the library's WhatsApp protocol code.

Source: ghsa-malware (b5a0f9d286871016613604a770135c19922be4f3b7005cf52276e5258a7423a0)

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-07-29T04:34:41Z",
            "id": "GHSA-f9vh-885g-hv2f",
            "import_time": "2026-07-30T03:51:56.457901Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "SEMVER",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "source": "ghsa-malware",
            "sha256": "b5a0f9d286871016613604a770135c19922be4f3b7005cf52276e5258a7423a0"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "6.6.7"
            ],
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013095",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:40.800258357Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:33:11Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "6fe3290a8add1e383195e54c5d0381ab69dcb7e59cc2a3345770e74697c727e0"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "8.8.8"
            ],
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013099",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:41.327693605Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:33:47Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "31019c4a6a38ae0496f2becfcc960186f6ea5e7a7cc7fe7bf7c8ffff55dd6c11"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
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            ],
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013128",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:45.015547457Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:37:52Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "3a9b71da47c1ff4e0aac1c45f8e6190351bd7e0bfb049c1b03cf1fec0d0e8776"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:38:10Z",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013130",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:45.289536119Z",
            "versions": [
                "7.0.0"
            ],
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "4722e281a0d76eb608340d11a90f25453d5804124aebdd842b462fb03986891f"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "7.0.2"
            ],
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013125",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:44.632255609Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:37:27Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "7a4370457eb7d6be9a10273871ed4f7005aba93420b73a3b1678427bb7238ccb"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:36:52Z",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013121",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:44.110942441Z",
            "versions": [
                "9.9.9"
            ],
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "80cff4089c09db8e4ec56c68b26f8700e22023e7268cc697d6a217f37c15f003"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013074",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:38.15244133Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:30:13Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "85da2d2616ca506c1209670bdb325b9ded9552025560b842f3e4941e4fdfb747"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:32:55Z",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013093",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:40.401218517Z",
            "versions": [
                "7.0.3"
            ],
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "ccb2d73571ec959e49dd8d4a2f34903b3f57a01b482ce591ba4421cd024cde36"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:38:21Z",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013131",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:45.412572967Z",
            "versions": [
                "7.7.7"
            ],
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "17ad7b8853d90fffcf2663c27e1d8e92fdc628a281c761f068e33d8c68a16c9a"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-08-05T05:32:00Z",
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-013087",
            "import_time": "2026-08-05T06:00:39.631366837Z",
            "versions": [
                "7.0.1"
            ],
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "sha256": "565cb2826aab14275844d23c9e58800468b67af51a18effbd8341f556dce1dcb"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / @bowozzz/baileys

Package

Name
@bowozzz/baileys
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/%40bowozzz/baileys

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0
6.*
6.6.6
6.6.7
7.*
7.0.0
7.0.1
7.0.2
7.0.3
7.7.7
8.*
8.8.8
9.*
9.9.9

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
    }
]
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@bowozzz/baileys/MAL-2026-11176.json"
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "lib/Utils/generics.js",
            "tlsh": "da52c6516df3513906b3f1ea6b5fe016b339a4233649cc94b92d83204f814a8d6e6bdd",
            "sha256": "a9eb16a644d6d9a6cbe3faa28c9039e754d66f1d44c74473152a8780fed018d7"
        }
    ]
}