CVE-2025-55179

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-11-18 · updated 2026-10-18

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.

Affected products

Facebook WhatsApp for Android: from 2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.83; from 2.25.8.17 before 2.25.23.73 — fixed in 2.25.23.73, 2.25.23.83
Whatsapp Business: from 2.25.8.14 before 2.25.23.82 — fixed in 2.25.23.82

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Facebook WhatsApp for Android 2.25.23.73, 2.25.23.83; Whatsapp Business 2.25.23.82. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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