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CVE-2026-23863

VendorwhatsappProductwhatsappDiscoveredMay 1, 2026UpdatedOct 26, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.53%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 1, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 26, 2026