MAL-2026-17377 Malicious code in @saazkira/baileys (npm)

This package is part of a large family 100+ identified as of September 2026 of near-identical forks of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that inject a covert channel-subscription action into the WhatsApp socket layer. On connect, the injected code issues an authenticated w:mex FOLLOW query queryid...

Malware in @saazkira/baileys

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outsid...

Malicious Package

Overview @saazkira/baileys is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code, and its content was removed from the official package manager. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid organization, there is no connection between that organization and this package...