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Don't open that JPEG in WhatsApp for Windows. It might be an .EXE
2025-04-08 18:32

What a MIME field A bug in WhatsApp for Windows can be exploited to execute malicious code by anyone crafty enough to persuade a user to open a rigged attachment - and, to be fair, it doesn't take much craft to pull that off.…


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https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/whatsapp_windows_bug/

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VENDOR LAST 12M #/PRODUCTS LOW MEDIUM HIGH CRITICAL TOTAL VULNS
Whatsapp 5 1 11 13 16 41
Jpeg 2 0 14 2 0 16