[Misdetection] DOCX file misdetected as spreadsheetml (XLSX) or application/zip
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Description
**What should the file have been detected as? What has the file been misdetected as?**
Valid .docx files are being misdetected as application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet (XLSX) or application/zip instead of application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document (DOCX).
**Please link or attach the misdetected file below** (Do NOT upload PII!)
[test.docx](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26089437/test.docx)
**Additional context**
DOCX, XLSX and PPTX share the same OOXML/ZIP container structure, which likely causes the confusion. A similar issue was reported for .ai files detected as PDF (#336).
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing detection with the attached test.docx and compare the reported type with the expected DOCX MIME type. Read the handling of OOXML/ZIP containers and the related issue #336; done means valid DOCX files are no longer classified as XLSX or application/zip.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100