CVE-2025-55179

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.

CVSS 3.1

5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2025-11-18

Modified

2026-10-18

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• whatsapp:whatsapp
• whatsapp:whatsapp_business

References

• https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179
• https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/

Check your stackJSON