A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.9309 when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10 allows cross-site scripting and local file reading. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message.
                
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                    Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Whatsapp whatsapp For Desktop | 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: facebook
Published: 2020-01-21T20:30:15.000Z
Updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:53.174Z
Reserved: 2019-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-18426
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2024-08-05T01:54:14.379Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2020-01-21T21:15:16.147
Modified: 2025-10-24T14:27:50.110
Link: CVE-2019-18426
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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