CVE-2025-55179
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- whatsapp whatsapp business2.25.8.14 → 2.25.23.82nvdUScpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2634Meta WhatsApp: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2025-11-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Meta WhatsApp ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-55179cnnvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179cnnvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/cnnvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179enisa_euvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/enisa_euvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/Vendor Advisorynvd
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