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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                    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. | 
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Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000
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| 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 
 
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Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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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. | |
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: facebook
Published: 2025-04-05T11:47:54.836Z
Updated: 2025-04-09T17:19:56.351Z
Reserved: 2025-03-21T19:52:56.084Z
Link: CVE-2025-30401
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-04-07T14:35:58.302Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-04-05T12:15:14.540
Modified: 2025-04-09T18:15:45.107
Link: CVE-2025-30401
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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