Baileys has message upsert / hist sync spoofing and app state corruption when using maliciously crafted protocolMessage payload
Impact
Any baileys session under the latest version (< 7.0.0-rc12, and < 6.7.22) can be sent a malicious payload via the placeholderResendMessage and trigger a fake messages.upsert event with a fake message key and payload. This allows anyone to spoof messages. The same exploit also allows an attacker to corrupt the app state sync system by sending fake key shares, and also allows for history sync spoofing which also serves the same problem, injecting fake previous context or "on-demand" sync.
Patches
https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/commit/3beb08eecfcb4e65722e674034bd84fb11a9de35 This commit has patched the issue, and a version tag has been released under 7.0.0 (6.7.22) for those still on Baileys v6. A new Baileys version, v7.0.0-rc12, has been released to remediate this.
Workarounds
There are no real workarounds other than dropping messages.upsert events that contain a requestId field, turning off automatic history sync (shouldSyncHistoryMessage: () => false) in socket config. There are no workarounds for the app state sync jamming.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | baileys | < 6.7.22, >= 7.0.0-rc.1, < 7.0.0-rc12 | 6.7.22, 7.0.0-rc12 |
| npm package | @whiskeysockets/baileys | < 6.7.22, >= 7.0.0-rc.1, < 7.0.0-rc12 | 6.7.22, 7.0.0-rc12 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-290, CWE-345, CWE-346- Platform
- npm
- Package
baileys, @whiskeysockets/baileys- Disclosed
- 10.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qvv5-jq5g-4cgg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: baileys
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