Which versions of raiden-baileys are malicious?

The following npm versions of raiden-baileys are flagged malicious: 0.0.0-stage, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate raiden-baileys if I installed it?

Remove raiden-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.

I already installed raiden-baileys — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If raiden-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.

How do I find raiden-baileys across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for raiden-baileys (9 malicious versions).

Malicious package

raiden-baileysnpm

Advisory published Nov 3, 2026Updated Nov 11, 2026

raiden-baileys is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-19108) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.0.0-stage, 2.1.0, 2.1.1…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in raiden-baileys (npm)

MAL-2026-19108

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall raiden-baileys

What this malware does

Malicious package. raiden-baileys is a trojanized fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library (@whiskeysockets/baileys). on connection it issues an authenticated w:mex newsletter FOLLOW mutation (query_id 7871414976211147) that silently subscribes every victim to attacker-controlled WhatsApp channels — hardcoded newsletter JIDs: 120363407277177688@newsletter, 120363407702752541@newsletter, 120363411769951302@newsletter. Legitimate Baileys never hardcodes a channel JID or auto-follows on connect; all published versions are malicious.

Malicious versions

9 flagged

0.0.0-stage2.1.02.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.1.62.1.7

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for raiden-baileys (9 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove raiden-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.
Did it already run?
If raiden-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. raiden-baileys on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.0-stage, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, and 1 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

References

wormsign.io

Credits

wormsign · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks raiden-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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