CVE-2025-30401

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.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-30401	Third Party Advisory
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

No history.

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

whatsapp

whatsapp

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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