CVE-2022-36934 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An integer overflow in WhatsApp could result in remote code execution in an established video call.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14675.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Whatsapp	Whatsapp Whatsapp Business

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:::::-:android::
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:::::-:iphone_os::
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::iphone_os::*

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/

History

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Whatsapp whatsapp Business
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:::::business:android:: cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:::::business:iphone_os::	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::android::* cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::iphone_os::*
Vendors & Products		Whatsapp whatsapp Business

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: facebook

Published: 2022-09-22T21:30:11.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-27T16:05:50.201Z

Reserved: 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-36934

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-09-22T22:15:09.627

Modified: 2025-09-24T19:43:25.823

Link: CVE-2022-36934

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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