{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including zeroz-baileys.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-17933 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.","what":"MAL-2026-17933 is a malicious package in zeroz-baileys, published on 19 Oct 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-17933 is a malicious package: zeroz-baileys (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.\n\nTask:\n1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.\n3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.\n4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17933/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-17933","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17933/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-17933","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-fwfc-f4gp-qrcq"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"zeroz-baileys@1.0.1 appears to be a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library. A static pattern matched on keyword co-occurrence in lib/Utils/messages-media.js (require('child_process'), https.request, hostname, POST) within a single file. This shape is expected for a media-handling utility in a WhatsApp library (media upload/download via HTTPS requests, optional native tool dispatch). Traced-code corroboration of installer-side harm was not established — no specific installer secret is named as read, and no non-first-party attacker-controlled destination is identified. Being a fork of a widely-used library, the package warrants human review to confirm whether the fork introduces covert behavior (e.g., using the installer's WhatsApp session for author-controlled actions) versus being a legitimate derivative.\n\nAny 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 outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.","ecosystems":["npm"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":null,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":null,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":null,"nuclei":null,"refs":[],"tier":null},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Malicious code in zeroz-baileys (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-17933","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":"npm","product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"zeroz-baileys","purl":"pkg:npm/zeroz-baileys","source":"MAL-2026-17933"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-10-19","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"OpenSSF Malicious Packages","prefix":"MAL"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":null,"updated":null,"vendors":null},"summary":null,"url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17933/"}