What is CVE-2025-30259?

CVE-2025-30259 is a low-severity vulnerability in Meta Whatsapp Cloud Service, classified under CWE-NOINFO: INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-30259?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-30259 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Meta Whatsapp Cloud Service

CVE-2025-30259

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Meta Whatsapp Cloud Service — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-30259?: CVE-2025-30259 is a low-severity vulnerability in Meta Whatsapp Cloud Service, classified under CWE-NOINFO: INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-30259?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-30259 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.