CVE-2025-30401 – WhatsApp for Windows MIME Type Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE ID : CVE-2025-30401

Published : April 5, 2025, 12:15 p.m. | 18 hours, 9 minutes ago

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.

Severity: 0.0 | NA

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Published : April 5, 2025, 12:15 p.m. | 18 hours, 9 minutes ago

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.

Severity: 0.0 | NA

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