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8 vulnerabilities found for WhatsApp Desktop for Mac by Facebook
CVE-2025-55179 (GCVE-0-2025-55179)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-11-18 13:56 – Updated: 2025-11-18 14:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Business for iOS |
Affected:
2.25.8.14 , < 2.25.23.82
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
2.25.8.17 , < 2.25.23.73
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
2.25.8.14 , < 2.25.23.83
(semver)
|
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CVE-2025-55177 (GCVE-0-2025-55177)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-08-29 15:50 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:47Summary
Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78 could have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target’s device. We assess that this vulnerability, in combination with an OS-level vulnerability on Apple platforms (CVE-2025-43300), may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
2.22.25.2 , < 2.25.21.78
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Business for iOS |
Affected:
2.22.25.2 , < 2.25.21.78
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
2.22.25.2 , < 2.25.21.73
(semver)
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CVE-2023-38538 (GCVE-0-2023-38538)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-10-04 19:10 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition in an event subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2338.12
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2320.2
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Business for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
||
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Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
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| WhatsApp for Android |
Affected:
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(semver)
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CVE-2023-38537 (GCVE-0-2023-38537)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-10-04 19:09 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition in a network transport subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established or unsilenced incoming audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2338.12
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2320.2
(semver)
|
||
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Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
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| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
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Affected:
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(semver)
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Affected:
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CVE-2025-55179 (GCVE-0-2025-55179)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-18 13:56 – Updated: 2025-11-18 14:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Business for iOS |
Affected:
2.25.8.14 , < 2.25.23.82
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
2.25.8.17 , < 2.25.23.73
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
2.25.8.14 , < 2.25.23.83
(semver)
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CVE-2025-55177 (GCVE-0-2025-55177)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-29 15:50 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:47Summary
Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78 could have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target’s device. We assess that this vulnerability, in combination with an OS-level vulnerability on Apple platforms (CVE-2025-43300), may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
2.22.25.2 , < 2.25.21.78
(semver)
|
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Affected:
2.22.25.2 , < 2.25.21.78
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CVE-2023-38538 (GCVE-0-2023-38538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-04 19:10 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition in an event subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2338.12
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2320.2
(semver)
|
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Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
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Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
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Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
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Affected:
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CVE-2023-38537 (GCVE-0-2023-38537)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-04 19:09 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition in a network transport subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established or unsilenced incoming audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2338.12
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2320.2
(semver)
|
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Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
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Affected:
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(semver)
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Affected:
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