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Malicious package

@zhengliyoux/baileysnpm

Advisory published Updated

@zhengliyoux/baileys is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-19115) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.0.0-stage, 1.0.2, 1.0.3…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @zhengliyoux/baileys (npm)

MAL-2026-19115
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @zhengliyoux/baileys

What this malware does

Malicious package. @zhengliyoux/baileys is a trojanized fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library (@whiskeysockets/baileys). it silently subscribes every victim (via the injected WhatsApp newsletter/channel FOLLOW on connect) to attacker-controlled WhatsApp channels — hardcoded newsletter JIDs: 120363430894218102@newsletter. Legitimate Baileys never hardcodes a channel JID or auto-follows on connect; all published versions are malicious.

Malicious versions

4 flagged
0.0.0-stage1.0.21.0.31.0.4

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @zhengliyoux/baileys (4 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove @zhengliyoux/baileys from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @zhengliyoux/baileys was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. @zhengliyoux/baileys on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.0-stage, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

References

Credits

  • wormsign · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks @zhengliyoux/baileys-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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@zhengliyoux/baileys (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-19115 | O3 Security