Medium severity · published Nov 18, 2025
CVE-2025-55179
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…
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WB
WhatsApp Business for iOS · Facebook
2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.82 · source: vendor
WD
WhatsApp Desktop for Mac · Facebook
2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.83 · source: vendor
WF
WhatsApp for iOS · Facebook
2.25.8.17 before 2.25.23.73 · source: vendor
WH
Whatsapp · Whatsapp
2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.83; 2.25.8.17 before 2.25.23.73 · source: NVD
WB
Whatsapp Business · Whatsapp
2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.82 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55179
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55179
Vendor Advisory
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179
Vendor Advisory
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/
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