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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-01T16:01:39.565Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-01T17:41:14.681Z

Source :

Meta
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23863 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Whatsapp
  • Whatsapp Desktop
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-23863.

URL Resource
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23863 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2026 cve-icon cve-icon
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