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CVE-2020-1890
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-09-03 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
A URL validation issue in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have caused the recipient of a sticker message containing deliberately malformed data to load an image from a sender-controlled URL without user interaction.
Affected products
- Facebook WhatsApp for Android: before 2.20.11 — fixed in 2.20.11
- Whatsapp Business: before 2.20.2 — fixed in 2.20.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Facebook WhatsApp for Android 2.20.11; Whatsapp Business 2.20.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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