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CVE-2022-27492

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-191

Description

An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.

Affected products

Facebook WhatsApp for Android: before 2.22.15.9; before 2.22.16.2 — fixed in 2.22.15.9, 2.22.16.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Facebook WhatsApp for Android 2.22.15.9, 2.22.16.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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