FKIE_CVE-2020-1889

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-09-03 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:02
Severity
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.
References
cve-assign@fb.comhttps://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
whatsapp whatsapp_desktop *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:02:33.687",
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