A spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to version 2.2450.6 displayed attachments according to their MIME type but selected the file opening handler based on the attachment’s filename extension. A maliciously crafted mismatch could have caused the recipient to inadvertently execute arbitrary code rather than view the attachment when manually opening the attachment inside WhatsApp. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild.
References
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https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-30401 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/ |
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09 Apr 2025, 18:15
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Summary | (en) A spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to version 2.2450.6 displayed attachments according to their MIME type but selected the file opening handler based on the attachment’s filename extension. A maliciously crafted mismatch could have caused the recipient to inadvertently execute arbitrary code rather than view the attachment when manually opening the attachment inside WhatsApp. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild. |
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CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
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Whatsapp
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References | () https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-30401 - Third Party Advisory | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.7 |
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Information
Published : 2025-04-05 12:15
Updated : 2025-04-09 18:15
NVD link : CVE-2025-30401
Mitre link : CVE-2025-30401
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-30401
JSON object : View
Products Affected
CWE