Beware WhatsApp users: CERT-In flags high-severity vulnerability in Windows Desktop app | Here’s how to stay safe

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has issued a high-severity alert concerning a newly discovered spoofing vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop for Windows. Identified as CIVN-2025-0075, the flaw affects application versions earlier than 2.2450.6.

Notably, the vulnerability poses a serious risk to users of the popular messaging platform’s desktop version, potentially exposing systems to unauthorised access, data theft, and malicious code execution, as per the government advisory.