CVE-2026-23863

Published May 1, 2026

Last updated 2 days ago

Overview

Description
An attachment spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to v2.3000.1032164386.258709 could have allowed maliciously formatted documents with embedded NUL bytes in the filename to be shown in the application as one type of file but run as an executable when opened. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild.
Source
cve-assign@fb.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
whatsapp

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-158

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations