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CVE-2025-55179

Published: Nov 18, 2025

Modified: Nov 18, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.4

MEDIUM

Description

Incomplete validation of rich response messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.23.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.23.82, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.23.83 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild.

VendorProductVersions

Facebook

WhatsApp Business for iOS

affected
2.25.8.14 - < 2.25.23.82

Facebook

WhatsApp for iOS

affected
2.25.8.17 - < 2.25.23.73

Facebook

WhatsApp Desktop for Mac

affected
2.25.8.14 - < 2.25.23.83

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

References

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