registry / @pasqua-baileys/baileys / 2.8.9

@pasqua-baileys/baileys@2.8.9

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Baileys is a WebSockets library for interacting with WhatsApp Web — PASQUA edition with anti-ban system, ban checker API, rich messages, interactive messages, albums and more

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.

Static Scan Results

scanned 8d ago · by rust-scanner

Static analysis completed at 97.0% confidence. No malicious behavior was detected; 18 low-signal pattern(s) were surfaced and cleared.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 136 file(s), 2.34 MB of source, external domains: acs.whatsapp.com, api.telegram.org, api.whatsapp.com, call.whatsapp.com, graph.whatsapp.com, web.whatsapp.com, www.facebook.com, www.whatsapp.com

Oversized source lightweight scan

WAProto/index.js13.8 MB file, sampled 256 KB

No sampled risky behavior triggered.

Source & flagged code

11 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.preinstall = node ./engine-requirements.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView file

600patternName = google_api_key severity = high line = 600

High

High Secret

Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = plogme@1.0.6 matchedPath = lib/WABinary/constants.js matchedIdentity = npm:cGxvZ21l:1.0.6 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg

600patternName = google_api_key severity = high line = 600

High

Secret Pattern

Google API key in lib/WABinary/constants.js

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @pasqua-baileys/baileys@2.7.11 matchedIdentity = npm:QHBhc3F1YS1iYWlsZXlzL2JhaWxleXM:2.7.11 similarity = 0.917 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView on unpkg

1import { Boom } from '@hapi/boom'; L2: import { spawn } from 'child_process'; L3: import * as Crypto from 'crypto';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView on unpkg · L1

1import { Boom } from '@hapi/boom'; L2: import { spawn } from 'child_process'; L3: import * as Crypto from 'crypto'; ... L55: hasher.update(data); L56: if (!fileWriteStream.write(data)) { L57: await once(fileWriteStream, 'drain'); ... L88: if (typeof buffer === 'string') { L89: buffer = Buffer.from(buffer.replace('data:;base64,', ''), 'base64'); L90: } ... L115: let buffer = Buffer.alloc(0); L116: const stderrChunks = []; L117: ffmpeg.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView on unpkg · L1

lib/Utils/validate-connection.jsView file

111pull: false, L112: devicePairingData: { L113: buildHash: appVersionBuf, ... L138: const { details, hmac, accountType } = proto.ADVSignedDeviceIdentityHMAC.decode(deviceIdentityNode.content); L139: let hmacPrefix = Buffer.from([]); L140: if (accountType !== undefined && accountType === proto.ADVEncryptionType.HOSTED) { ... L162: ]); L163: account.deviceSignature = Curve.sign(signedIdentityKey.private, deviceMsg); L164: const identity = createSignalIdentity(lid, accountSignatureKey);

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

lib/Utils/validate-connection.jsView on unpkg · L111

WAProto/index.jsView file

•path = WAProto/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 14456902 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

WAProto/index.jsView on unpkg

lib/Utils/business.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 4

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

lib/Utils/business.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

11 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.preinstall = node ./engine-requirements.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView file

600patternName = google_api_key severity = high line = 600

High

High Secret

Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

lib/WABinary/constants.js

Findings

1 Critical8 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltalib/Utils/messages-media.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighHigh Secretlib/WABinary/constants.js

HighChild Processlib/Utils/messages-media.js

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationlib/Utils/messages-media.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/Utils/business.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/Utils/messages-media.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/WABinary/constants.js

HighSecret Patternlib/WABinary/constants.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumOversized Source FileWAProto/index.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @pasqua-baileys/baileys@2.8.9.

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

Review the evidence and your use of @pasqua-baileys/baileys@2.8.9 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-15 00:34:45.403Z (UTC).

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