MAL-2026-18678

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/@lekzox/baileys/MAL-2026-18678.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18678
Published
2026-10-26T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-11-05T05:15:03Z
Summary
Malicious code in @lekzox/baileys (npm)
Details

@lekzox/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/Signal/Group/Protocols.js, lib/Socket/newsletter.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363411018551754@newsletter, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [],
        "files": [
            {
                "digests": {
                    "sha256": "f49b18df9a366a4f2a1515a1c9ba1a626a4c5757de8812cf4d3729067e178441"
                },
                "paths": [
                    "lib/Signal/Group/Protocols.js"
                ]
            },
            {
                "digests": {
                    "sha256": "f62cba1cf488355b1b42a1da7e530c730d5c98c002cb0fc8411d4b3c7e917100"
                },
                "paths": [
                    "lib/Socket/newsletter.js"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "ips": [],
        "urls": []
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

npm / @lekzox/baileys

Package

Name
@lekzox/baileys
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Purl
pkg:npm/%40lekzox/baileys

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

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/@lekzox/baileys/MAL-2026-18678.json"