Is @rakku-kun/baileys safe?
Versions 2.0.26, 2.0.24, 2.0.31 and 2.0.27 of @rakku-kun/baileys were flagged as malicious by CyberXYZ cross-signal detection (automatic), not yet confirmed. Other versions are not flagged. npm's latest tag points to 2.0.31, one of these versions, so an unpinned install gets it.
Do not install @rakku-kun/baileys 2.0.26, 2.0.24, 2.0.31 or 2.0.27
CRITICALTarball ships a file byte-identical to known malware (cross-signal auto). Added to CyberXYZ 2026-10-26, CyberXYZ cross-signal detection, automatic.
- follows WhatsApp channels through your account+70
follows WhatsApp channels through the user's session, unasked in lib/Socket/newsletter.js
- package contents+8
source finding (sev 10)
- Malicious
- 2.0.26, 2.0.24, 2.0.31, 2.0.27
- Move to
- 2.0.23 newest 2.x release, no known advisory
If one of these versions was installed, remove it and treat the credentials, tokens and SSH keys on that machine as exposed: rotate them. Check CI runners and container images that installed it too.
npm install @rakku-kun/baileys@2.0.23
0 direct dependencies
none carry a known advisory
0 packages depend on it
an advisory here reaches each of them
Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.
Checked 2026-10-30 at 19:42 UTC. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.