SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-55179

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Whatsapp	Whatsapp Whatsapp Business	<2.25.23.73, <2.25.23.83 <2.25.23.82

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	whatsapp	whatsapp	<2.25.23.73	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	whatsapp	whatsapp_business	<2.25.23.82	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	whatsapp	whatsapp	<2.25.23.83	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179

https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/

CVSS Score

5.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 18, 2025, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 19, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve-assign@fb.com

CVE-2025-55179