{"affected":[{"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/ruby-baileys/MAL-2026-18693.json"},"package":{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"ruby-baileys","purl":"pkg:npm/ruby-baileys"},"versions":["1.5.17","1.5.18"]}],"credits":[{"contact":["https://cyberxyz.io"],"name":"CyberXYZ","type":"FINDER"}],"database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":[],"files":[{"digests":{"sha256":"40ed81a8d29803b6a1f027a2014c2c421ad3e538d30ea0d57c876978831fe622"},"paths":["src/Socket/index.js"]}],"ips":[],"urls":["https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDO8tI2phHLTSN2ed0U","https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDXYlKDJ6H1D7Dm0f13"]}},"details":"ruby-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 src/Socket/index.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for channel invite codes 0029VbDO8tI2phHLTSN2ed0U, 0029VbDXYlKDJ6H1D7Dm0f13, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).","id":"MAL-2026-18693","modified":"2026-11-05T05:15:05.960582057Z","published":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z","references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruby-baileys"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ox.security/blog/phantomsub-malicious-npm-campaign-secretly-adds-users-to-whatsapp-spam-channels/"}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","summary":"Malicious code in ruby-baileys (npm)"}