CVE-2025-55179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

No data.

No data.

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
References		https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179 https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Meta

Published: 2025-11-18T13:56:31.598Z

Updated: 2025-11-18T14:25:08.232Z

Reserved: 2025-08-08T18:21:47.119Z

Link: CVE-2025-55179

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-18T14:25:03.625Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-11-18T15:16:32.177

Modified: 2025-11-18T15:16:32.177

Link: CVE-2025-55179

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-55179", "assignerOrgId": "4fc57720-52fe-4431-a0fb-3d2c8747b827", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Meta", "dateReserved": "2025-08-08T18:21:47.119Z", "datePublished": "2025-11-18T13:56:31.598Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-18T14:25:08.232Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "WhatsApp Business for iOS", "vendor": "Facebook", "versions": [{"lessThan": "2.25.23.82", "status": "affected", "version": "2.25.8.14", "versionType": "semver"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "WhatsApp for iOS", "vendor": "Facebook", "versions": [{"lessThan": "2.25.23.73", "status": "affected", "version": "2.25.8.17", "versionType": "semver"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "WhatsApp Desktop for Mac", "vendor": "Facebook", "versions": [{"lessThan": "2.25.23.83", "status": "affected", "version": "2.25.8.14", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "dateAssigned": "2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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\u2019s device. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)", "lang": "en"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "4fc57720-52fe-4431-a0fb-3d2c8747b827", "shortName": "Meta", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-18T13:56:31.598Z"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/"}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"}}]}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-11-18T14:22:05.852548Z", "id": "CVE-2025-55179", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-18T14:25:08.232Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2025-55179", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-11-18T14:22:05.852548Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-18T14:25:03.625Z"}}], "cna": {"metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Facebook", "product": "WhatsApp Business for iOS", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.25.8.14", "lessThan": "2.25.23.82", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}, {"vendor": "Facebook", "product": "WhatsApp for iOS", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.25.8.17", "lessThan": "2.25.23.73", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}, {"vendor": "Facebook", "product": "WhatsApp Desktop for Mac", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.25.8.14", "lessThan": "2.25.23.83", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-55179", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}, {"url": "https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2025/", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}], "dateAssigned": "2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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\u2019s device. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "4fc57720-52fe-4431-a0fb-3d2c8747b827", "shortName": "Meta", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-18T13:56:31.598Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-55179", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-18T14:25:08.232Z", "dateReserved": "2025-08-08T18:21:47.119Z", "assignerOrgId": "4fc57720-52fe-4431-a0fb-3d2c8747b827", "datePublished": "2025-11-18T13:56:31.598Z", "assignerShortName": "Meta"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}