CVE-2020-1907 json
A stack overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.196.16, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.196.12, WhatsApp for iOS prior…
published 2020-10-06 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-12733
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A stack overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.196.16, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.196.12, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.90, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.90, and WhatsApp for Portal prior to v173.0.0.29.505 could have allowed arbitrary code execution when parsing the contents of an RTP Extension header.
Patch / fix
- Facebook WhatsApp for Android 2.20.196.16
- Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android 2.20.196.12
- Facebook WhatsApp for iOS 2.20.90
- Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS 2.20.90
- Facebook WhatsApp for Portal 173.0.0.29.505
Exploit prediction
1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 for Android
- Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android
- Facebook WhatsApp for iOS
- Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS
- Facebook WhatsApp for Portal
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
whatsapp.com
/security/advisories/2020/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-1907
- NVD CVE-2020-1907
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