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high 8.8

CVE-2020-1894 json

A stack write overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.35, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.20, WhatsApp for iPhone prio…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-12720

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A stack write overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.35, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.20, WhatsApp for iPhone prior to v2.20.30, and WhatsApp Business for iPhone prior to v2.20.30 could have allowed arbitrary code execution when playing a specially crafted push to talk message.

Patch / fix

  • Facebook WhatsApp Android 2.20.35
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android 2.20.20
  • Facebook WhatsApp iPhone 2.20.30
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for iPhone 2.20.30

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Exploit prediction

1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Facebook WhatsApp Android
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android
  • Facebook WhatsApp iPhone
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for iPhone

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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