registry / @zeronexcode/baileys / 7.0.0-zeronex.8

@zeronexcode/baileys@7.0.0-zeronex.8

ZeroneXCode fork of Baileys, a WebSockets library for interacting with WhatsApp Web

OSV Malicious Advisory

imported 9d ago · by OpenSSF/OSV

OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-17326 confirms this npm version as malicious. makeWASocket() in lib/Socket/index.js makes the user's WhatsApp account follow the hardcoded channel 120363427099186895@newsletter whenever a connection opens, with no option to disable it.

Advisory

MAL-2026-17326

Source

OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV

Summary

Malicious code in @zeronexcode/baileys (npm)

Details

makeWASocket() in lib/Socket/index.js makes the user's WhatsApp account follow the hardcoded channel 120363427099186895@newsletter whenever a connection opens, with no option to disable it.

Decision reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

References

OSV advisory

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 100 file(s), 1.74 MB of source, external domains: call.whatsapp.com, raw.githubusercontent.com, wa.me, web.whatsapp.com, www.whatsapp.com

Oversized source lightweight scan

WAProto/index.js4.23 MB file, sampled 256 KB

No sampled risky behavior triggered.

Source & flagged code

9 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 20-60json

20 "types": "lib/index.d.ts",

21 "files": [

22 "lib/**/*",

23 "WAProto/**/*",

24 "engine-requirements.js"

25 ],

26 "scripts": {

27 "build:all": "npm run build && npm run build:docs",

28 "build:docs": "typedoc",

29 "build": "tsc -P tsconfig.build.json && tsc-esm-fix --tsconfig=tsconfig.build.json --ext=.js",

30 "changelog:last": "conventional-changelog -p angular -r 2",

31 "changelog:preview": "conventional-changelog -p angular -u",

32 "changelog:update": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0",

33 "example": "tsx ./Example/example.ts",

34 "gen:protobuf": "sh WAProto/GenerateStatics.sh",

35 "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{ts,js,json,md}\"",

36 "lint": "tsc && eslint src --ext .js,.ts",

37 "lint:fix": "npm run format && npm run lint -- --fix",

38 "prepack": "npm run build",

39 "prepare": "npm run build",

40 "preinstall": "node ./engine-requirements.js",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L40

41 "release": "release-it",

42 "test": "node --experimental-vm-modules ./node_modules/.bin/jest --testMatch '**/*.test.ts'",

43 "test:e2e": "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 node --experimental-vm-modules ./node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand --forceExit --testMatch '**/*.test-e2e.ts'",

44 "update:version": "tsx ./scripts/update-version.ts"

45 },

46 "dependencies": {

47 "@cacheable/node-cache": "^1.4.0",

48 "@hapi/boom": "^9.1.3",

49 "async-mutex": "^0.5.0",

50 "libsignal": "^6.0.0",

51 "lru-cache": "^11.1.0",

52 "music-metadata": "^11.12.3",

53 "p-queue": "^9.0.0",

54 "pino": "^9.6",

55 "protobufjs": "^7.5.6",

56 "whatsapp-rust-bridge": "0.5.4",

57 "ws": "^8.13.0"

58 },

59 "devDependencies": {

60 "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.3.1",

lib/WABinary/constants.jsView file

Lines 580-620javascript

580 '044',

581 'mms_cat_v1_forward_hot_override_enabled',

582 'user_notice',

583 'ptt_waveform_send',

584 '047',

585 'Asia/Calcutta',

586

lib/Utils/validate-connection.jsView file

Lines 94-134javascript

94 supportBizHostedMsg: true,

95 supportRecentSyncChunkMessageCountTuning: true,

96 supportHostedGroupMsg: true,

97 supportFbidBotChatHistory: true,

WAProto/GenerateStatics.shView file

•path = WAProto/GenerateStatics.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 302 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

WAProto/GenerateStatics.shView on unpkg

WAProto/index.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_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.

WAProto/index.jsView on unpkg

•path = WAProto/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 4435208 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

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

WAProto/index.jsView on unpkg

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @lekzo/baileys@0.0.6 matchedPath = lib/Utils/messages-media.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGxla3pvL2JhaWxleXM:0.0.6 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/Utils/messages-media.jsView on unpkg

lib/WABinary/constants.d.tsView file

Lines 1-28typescript

1export declare const TAGS: {

2 LIST_EMPTY: number;

3 DICTIONARY_0: number;

4 DICTIONARY_1:

Source & flagged code

9 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

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/validate-connection.jsView file

114pull: false, L115: devicePairingData: { L116: buildHash: appVersionBuf, ... L141: const { details, hmac, accountType } = proto.ADVSignedDeviceIdentityHMAC.decode(deviceIdentityNode.content); L142: let hmacPrefix = Buffer.from([]); L143: if (accountType !== undefined && accountType === proto.ADVEncryptionType.HOSTED) { ... L165: ]); L166: account.deviceSignature = Curve.sign(signedIdentityKey.private, deviceMsg); L167: const identity = createSignalIdentity(lid, accountSignatureKey);

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

lib/Utils/validate-connection.jsView on unpkg · L114

WAProto/GenerateStatics.shView file

•path = WAProto/GenerateStatics.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 302 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

WAProto/GenerateStatics.shView on unpkg

WAProto/index.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_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.

WAProto/index.jsView on unpkg

•path = WAProto/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 4435208 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

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

WAProto/index.jsView on unpkg

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

lib/Utils/messages-media.jsView on unpkg

lib/WABinary/constants.d.tsView file

20patternName = google_api_key severity = high line = 20

High

Secret Pattern

Google API key in lib/WABinary/constants.d.ts

lib/WABinary/constants.d.tsView on unpkg · L20

Findings

6 High4 Medium6 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighHigh Secretlib/WABinary/constants.js

HighSemantic Analysis LimitedWAProto/index.js

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

HighSecret Patternlib/WABinary/constants.js

HighSecret Patternlib/WABinary/constants.d.ts

MediumNetwork

MediumShips Build HelperWAProto/GenerateStatics.sh

MediumOversized Source FileWAProto/index.js

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowWeak Cryptolib/Utils/validate-connection.js

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @zeronexcode/baileys@7.0.0-zeronex.8.

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Avoid installing @zeronexcode/baileys@7.0.0-zeronex.8. 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: 2026-09-30 07:18:27.335Z (UTC).

Source advisory published: 2026-09-25 15:37:42.000Z (UTC).

External advisoryAdvisory

TypeMalware

Firewall policyMatched malicious

Trusted malware advisory MAL-2026-17326 identifies this version as malicious. Firewall keeps the version blocked under its trusted-intelligence policy. An AI recommendation to allow or warn does not override that advisory.

Package metadata

npm

AuthorRajeh Taher / WhiskeySockets contributors; ZeroneXCode fork maintained by XzeroOffc

Maintainerszeronexcode

Version7.0.0-zeronex.8

PublishedSep 21, 2026

LicenseMIT

Dependencies15

Integrityverified

Package size978 KB

Files401

Keywordswhatsappautomationbaileyszeronexcode

LinksRepository Homepage Issues

Runtime surface

package.json

Entrypointsmain → lib/index.jstypes → lib/index.d.ts

Runtimenode >=20.0.0

Artifact8.10 MB · 401 files2 signature(s) · provenance

Install lifecyclepreinstallprepare

Behavioral surface

ChildProcessCryptoFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocketHighEntropyStringsUrlStringsManifest: clean