@zaxius/baileys (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects @zaxius/baileysSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove @zaxius/baileys and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 04:29 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-18683
What to do
Remove @zaxius/baileys from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npm@zaxius/baileys | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
@zaxius/baileys is a malicious fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that silently subscribes the installer's WhatsApp account to channels chosen by the publisher without user consent. It fetches a mutable list of channel IDs from a remote repository and uses the victim's authenticated session to follow those channels. Additionally, it depends on a runtime library pulled directly from a GitHub repository without integrity checks, allowing arbitrary code execution during installation.