CVE-2025-55179
WhatsApp vulnerability analysis and mitigation

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.


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Related WhatsApp vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2025-30401MEDIUM6.7
  • WhatsAppWhatsApp
  • whatsapp
NoYesApr 05, 2025
CVE-2023-38537MEDIUM5.6
  • WhatsAppWhatsApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp
NoYesOct 04, 2023
CVE-2025-55179MEDIUM5.4
  • WhatsAppWhatsApp
  • whatsapp
NoYesNov 18, 2025
CVE-2025-55177MEDIUM5.4
  • WhatsAppWhatsApp
  • whatsapp
YesYesAug 29, 2025
CVE-2023-38538MEDIUM5
  • WhatsAppWhatsApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:desktop:windows:*:*
NoYesOct 04, 2023

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