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Malicious code in zero-baileys (npm)

GHSA-v486-jrrq-rhwx

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Affected packages

  • npm zero-baileys

    Affected
    every version
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
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Source description

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Source: amazon-inspector (6f7a8aa73b2a3a5a61a45cc6f0ebeff58bfb23f8589895065fa30849421f4471) zero-baileys is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library. Static keyword co-occurrence fired on lib/Utils/messages-media.js where require('child_process'), https.request, hostname, and POST all appear in the same file. In Baileys and its forks, messages-media.js handles media encryption/decryption and HTTP(S) uploads/downloads to WhatsApp's own media endpoints; child_process is used for optional ffmpeg/imagemagick invocation for media conversion. The keyword pattern is consistent with that documented functionality rather than with exfiltration: no specific installer-side data read (env, ~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, browser stores) is identified being sent to a non-first-party destination, and no install-time lifecycle hook or top-level side effect is present. No hardcoded attacker C2, no obfuscated destination, no…

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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record MAL-2026-16280

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-v486-jrrq-rhwx

Advisory: Malicious code in zero-baileys (npm)
IDs: GHSA-v486-jrrq-rhwx
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-16280 (revision 1, source checked 30 Oct 2026, 06:05 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm zero-baileys: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls zero-baileys --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on zero-baileys.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16280 (OSV record MAL-2026-16280 lists affected ranges: npm zero-baileys >=0)

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