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@alannxd/baileys@6.1.3

WhatsApp API Modification

This package appears in our research on the malicious Baileys forks, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.

OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory

imported 2d ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-18120 confirms this npm version as malicious.

Advisory

MAL-2026-18120

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in @alannxd/baileys (npm)

Details

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

References

OpenSSF/OSV advisory OpenSSF JSON ADVISORY

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Findings

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Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @alannxd/baileys@6.1.3.

The same advisory and Firewall decision cover 22 recorded versions

2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 3.0.0, 3.0.3, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.9, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3

See all versions of @alannxd/baileys for other recorded verdicts.

Avoid installing @alannxd/baileys@6.1.3. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-21 03:24:46.000Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-10-21 03:24:45.000Z (UTC).

This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.

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