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CVE-2020-1902 json

A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message on WhatsApp for Android from v2.20.108 to v2.20.140 or WhatsApp Business for An…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-12728

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message on WhatsApp for Android from v2.20.108 to v2.20.140 or WhatsApp Business for Android from v2.20.35 to v2.20.49 could have been sent to the Google service over plain HTTP.

Patch / fix

  • Facebook WhatsApp for Android 2.20.140
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android 2.20.49

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Exploit prediction

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Facebook WhatsApp for Android
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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