Is @ranstech/bails safe?
Version 2.0.0 of @ranstech/bails was flagged as malicious by CyberXYZ cross-signal detection (automatic), not yet confirmed. Other versions are not flagged. npm's latest tag points to 2.0.0, one of these versions, so an unpinned install gets it.
Do not install @ranstech/bails 2.0.0
CRITICALTarball ships a file byte-identical to known malware (cross-signal auto). Added to CyberXYZ 2026-10-26, CyberXYZ cross-signal detection, automatic.
- file identical to known malware+70
lib/Utils/browser-utils.js is byte-identical to known malware (sha256 a18dbf131e4f76d37062eb9f9fd6c081bd58d2c6d675c9a7913cea2436fe7cd1 = confirmed_scan:@wanzlonely/bails4u@6.0.0(@wanzlonely/bails4u), confirmed_scan:@wanzlon)
- 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
- 2.0.0
- Move to
- Pin a release that is not listed above: the latest tag points to one that is.
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.
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 19:37 UTC. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.