MAL-2026-17449

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/prastzyy/MAL-2026-17449.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-17449

Aliases

GHSA-qhp3-5q65-76mj

Published

2026-10-19T06:23:40Z

Modified

2026-10-19T17:37:49Z

Summary

Malicious code in prastzyy (npm)

Details

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library (npm) and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to WhatsApp Channels (newsletters) the publisher chose, by sending the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query (query_id 7871414976211147) for each target channel JID.

package/lib/Socket/newsletter.js lines 62-103 define AUTO_FOLLOW_JIDS, eight base64 strings decoded with Buffer.from(..., "base64"), and when the connection opens (line 102) schedule a FOLLOW query for each, 90 seconds apart (cited line 90: await newsletterWMexQuery(jid, QueryIds.FOLLOW);). Decoded JIDs: 120363430764800148@newsletter, 120363400505489366@newsletter, 120363427794786523@newsletter, 120363428149518339@newsletter, 120363411665168068@newsletter, 120363410421978309@newsletter, 120363426605069018@newsletter and 120363425633124233@newsletter. There is no opt-out and the behavior is not documented.

Line numbers refer to version 1.0.0.

Static review of the published tarball(s) found no code that sends WhatsApp credentials or session keys off-host, no install-time payload (the only install hook is Baileys' stock Node.js version check in engine-requirements.js), and no persistence; the payload runs when an application creates a WhatsApp socket with the library. The harm is the covert use of the victim's account to inflate the publisher's channel subscribers.

SHA-256 of the published npm tarball(s): 1.0.0: 9451d13f06ff94c6d627f7ba7d8a7ad7f73a6cfbb856c7f4c2e29c3b187484bb.

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Source: ghsa-malware (bf5b70083dc2338579dac55f7f321700cf098ccc3ac71d5506c8dca2b3855ddc)

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

{
    "iocs":  {
        "files":  [
            {
                "digests":  {
                    "sha256":  "b2747ba0732b39abf20e2defc380a78614a9167959b2597e4391efa98b2c3480"
                },
                "note":  "File containing the injected WhatsApp Channel follow code.",
                "paths":  [
                    "package/lib/Socket/newsletter.js"
                ],
                "source":  "PACKAGE_ARCHIVE"
            }
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins":  [
        {
            "id":  "GHSA-qhp3-5q65-76mj",
            "import_time":  "2026-10-19T06:51:38.185997358Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-10-19T06:23:41Z",
            "ranges":  [
                {
                    "events":  [
                        {
                            "introduced":  "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type":  "SEMVER"
                }
            ],
            "sha256":  "bf5b70083dc2338579dac55f7f321700cf098ccc3ac71d5506c8dca2b3855ddc",
            "source":  "ghsa-malware"
        }
    ]
}

References

Credits

- Rising Sun Solutions LLC - FINDER
- - https://github.com/jaym2026

Affected packages

npm / prastzyy

Package

Name: prastzyy; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/prastzyy

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0

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/prastzyy/MAL-2026-17449.json"