CVE-2019-3571 Other in WhatsApp Desktop

What is CVE-2019-3571?

CVE-2019-3571 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Facebook WhatsApp Desktop, published on 16 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-116

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3571?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Whatsapp Whatsapp.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-3571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Facebook WhatsApp Desktop

• CVE-2019-3568 WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-18426 WhatsApp Cross-Site Scripting Exploited High 8.2
• CVE-2025-55177 Meta Platforms WhatsApp Incorrect Authorization Exploited Medium 5.4
• CVE-2022-36934 Integer overflow in WhatsApp Business for Android Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-24042 Memory corruption in WhatsApp Business for Android Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-78r4-4fjf-6phv.