CVE-2025-55179 json
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 WhatsA…
published 2025-11-18 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-197992
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS 2.25.23.82
- Facebook WhatsApp for iOS 2.25.23.73
- Facebook WhatsApp Desktop for Mac 2.25.23.83
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS
- Facebook WhatsApp for iOS
- Facebook WhatsApp Desktop for Mac
References
-
facebook.com
/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179
vendor-advisory
-
whatsapp.com
/security/advisories/2025/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-55179
- NVD CVE-2025-55179
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