Critical severity · published Sep 3, 2020
CVE-2020-1889
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a…
10.0
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WD
Whatsapp Desktop · Whatsapp
before 0.3.4932 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1889
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1889
Vendor Advisory
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/
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