๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-23863

MEDIUM 6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

Vendor facebook
Product whatsapp desktop for windows
Published May 1, 2026
Last Updated May 1, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

Facebook / WhatsApp Desktop for Windows
2.3000.*.252500 < 2.3000.1032164386.258709

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23863 whatsapp.com: https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2026