npm package report

Is skylen-baileys safe?

Version 7.6.8 of skylen-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 7.6.8, one of these versions, so an unpinned install gets it.

Do not install skylen-baileys 7.6.8

CRITICAL

Tarball ships a file byte-identical to known malware (cross-signal auto). Added to CyberXYZ 2026-10-26, CyberXYZ cross-signal detection, automatic.

// what we observed

file identical to known malware+70
lib/index.js is byte-identical to known malware (sha256 3fed17503a12907fc5e4c026d192887362c98620f38100d5ad9067f677b065c3 = confirmed_scan:@itsmee_aizat.id/baileys@1.1.0(@itsmee_aizat.id/baileys), confirmed_sca)
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)

// versions and what to do

Malicious: 7.6.8
Move to: 7.2.3 newest 7.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 skylen-baileys@7.2.3

// 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 19:43 UTC. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.