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CVE-2020-1907
A stack overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.196.16, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.196.12, WhatsApp for iOS…
Critical9.8EPSS 1.9%
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Description
A stack overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.196.16, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.196.12, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.90, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.90, and WhatsApp for Portal prior to v173.0.0.29.505 could have allowed arbitrary code execution when parsing the contents of an RTP Extension header.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Facebook · WhatsApp for Android
- affected 2.20.196.16
- affected unspecified – < 2.20.196.16
Facebook · WhatsApp Business for Android
- affected 2.20.196.12
- affected unspecified – < 2.20.196.12
- affected 2.20.90
- affected unspecified – < 2.20.90
Facebook · WhatsApp Business for iOS
- affected 2.20.90
- affected unspecified – < 2.20.90
Facebook · WhatsApp for Portal
- affected 173.0.0.29.505
- affected unspecified – < 173.0.0.29.505
References (1)
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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