CVE-2025-55179Incomplete 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…
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
whatsapp whatsapp whatsapp:whatsapp | from 2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.83; from 2.25.8.17 before 2.25.23.73 | NVD |
whatsapp whatsapp_business whatsapp:whatsapp_business | from 2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.82 | NVD |
References
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179vendor-advisory
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/vendor-advisory
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