Is lilgabriel-baileys safe?
Version 2.5.10 of lilgabriel-baileys was flagged as malicious by CyberXYZ cross-signal detection (automatic), not yet confirmed. Other versions are not flagged. npm's latest tag points to 2.5.10, one of these versions, so an unpinned install gets it.
Do not install lilgabriel-baileys 2.5.10
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/use-multi-file-auth-state.js is byte-identical to known malware (sha256 77b6379b88baefdc1891585411c9a528a6de7281a22444f948ae77e59a0adc50 = confirmed_scan:bungoma@1.1.1(bungoma))
- 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
- 2.5.10
- Move to
- 2.5.9 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 lilgabriel-baileys@2.5.9
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 19:46 UTC. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.