Critical WhatsApp for Windows Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution — Update Now
WhatsApp for Windows users are being urged to update immediately following the discovery of a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious code simply by sending a crafted file.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-30401, affects all versions of WhatsApp for Windows prior to 2.2450.6, and has now been patched by Meta.