CVE-2020-1889 json
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escal…
published 2020-09-03 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-12715
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.8%
- EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.
Patch / fix
- Facebook WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.4932
Exploit prediction
4.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Facebook WhatsApp Desktop
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-265 Privilege Issues
References
-
whatsapp.com
/security/advisories/2020/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-1889
- NVD CVE-2020-1889
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