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Malicious code in @chatest/baileys (npm)

GHSA-c2gc-jwcq-w8r3

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Affected packages

  • npm @chatest/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
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

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Source: amazon-inspector (f9c6f7960bb0d0edc97cac2310f15f01156a4dbc0b19e8ba8e4a42075882dc01) The package.json of @chatest/baileys@4.4.0 declares the `libsignal` dependency as `github:chatunitycenter/libsignal-node` with no commit SHA, tag, or semver pin. On `npm install`, this resolves to whatever bytes are at the default branch HEAD of that external GitHub repository at the moment of installation, including any lifecycle scripts contained in them. The dependency is actively consumed via `require("libsignal")` in `lib/Signal/libsignal.js`, so it is part of the runtime tree and loaded on module import as well. Whoever controls the referenced GitHub repository controls code that runs on every installer's machine, unpinned and integrity-unchecked. The package also exhibits a scope/branding mismatch: it is published as `@chatest/baileys` but its `homepage` and `repository.url` both point at `@chatunity/baileys`, and the README…

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  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record MAL-2026-17850

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-c2gc-jwcq-w8r3

Advisory: Malicious code in @chatest/baileys (npm)
IDs: GHSA-c2gc-jwcq-w8r3
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-17850 (revision 1, source checked 30 Oct 2026, 06:15 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 @chatest/baileys: affected every version

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls @chatest/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 @chatest/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-2026-17850 (OSV record MAL-2026-17850 lists affected ranges: npm @chatest/baileys >=0)

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