CVE-2025-55179

Published Nov 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Facebook
Facebook facebook
Whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp Business
Vendors & Products Facebook
Facebook facebook
Whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp Business
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Meta
Published
Updated
Nov 18, 2025, 2:25 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2025, 6:21 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 18, 2025, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM