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2 vulnerabilities found for WhatsApp cloud service by Meta
CVE-2025-30259 (GCVE-0-2025-30259)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-03-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-20 20:36 Exclusively Hosted ServiceSummary
The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malware associated with BIGPRETZEL.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-20 20:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-noinfo - Insufficient Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | WhatsApp cloud service |
Affected:
0 , < late 2024
(custom)
|
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CVE-2025-30259 (GCVE-0-2025-30259)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-20 20:36 Exclusively Hosted ServiceSummary
The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malware associated with BIGPRETZEL.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-20 20:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-noinfo - Insufficient Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | WhatsApp cloud service |
Affected:
0 , < late 2024
(custom)
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