Vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Desktop
CVE-2020-1889
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 rende…
EPSS: 0.048 (90.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Facebook Whatsapp Desktop — versions 0.3.4932, unspecified
- Whatsapp Whatsapp_desktop
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1889?
- CVE-2020-1889 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Desktop, classified under CWE-265. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2020-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1889?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1889 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.