# MAL-2026-16199: Malicious code in plogme (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `plogme` (npm)
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-16199?

MAL-2026-16199 is a malicious package in plogme, published on 8 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

plogme is a renamed fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library from the same publisher-controlled family as @crysnovax/baileys (MAL-2026-15917), and versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 carry the same forced-follow and fingerprint modules. lib/Utils/channel-policy.js (javascript-obfuscator output, identical to the file in MAL-2026-15917) hardcodes the publisher's WhatsApp newsletter channels 120363423670814885@newsletter and 120363402922206865@newsletter and exports followCrysnovaxTrustedChannels(); lib/Socket/socket.js invokes it from the connection.update handler, so the user's own authenticated WhatsApp account silently follows both channels on every successful connection, with no opt-out. lib/Utils/integrity.js hashes hostname, platform, arch, cpu model and Node version into a machine fingerprint and POSTs it with the package identity to https://bailey.crysnovax.link/api/v1/verify on every socket connect. The obfuscated follow module was decoded, not executed.

The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code

## What should I do about MAL-2026-16199?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-16199 is a malicious package: plogme (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16199/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16199/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16199

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16199/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.