npm package report

Is r-baileys safe?

Confirmed malicious. Do not install it, and remove it where it has been installed.

Do not install this package

CRITICALanalyst verified

WhatsApp channel hijack (PhantomSub): follows publisher-chosen channels through the user's session. Added to CyberXYZ 2026-10-26, verified by a CyberXYZ analyst.

// what we observed

lib/Socket/newsletter.js: follows publisher-chosen WhatsApp channels through the user's session on connect (PhantomSub; read by hand 2026-10-26)

// versions and what to do

Malicious: 1.0.0

Remove it from every machine and lockfile it reached. Treat any credentials, tokens and SSH keys present on those machines as exposed and rotate them. Check CI runners and container images that installed it.

npm uninstall r-baileys

// reach

0 direct dependencies

none carry a known advisory

0 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

Create a free accountfor every dependency path, dependent and what to upgrade

// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.

Checked 2026-10-30 at 19:44 UTC. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.