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.
History

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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Description 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. 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

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: facebook

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-09T17:19:56.351Z

Reserved: 2025-03-21T19:52:56.084Z

Link: CVE-2025-30401

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-07T14:35:58.302Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-04-05T12:15:14.540

Modified: 2025-04-09T18:15:45.107

Link: CVE-2025-30401

cve-icon Redhat

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