CVE-2020-1889
CRITICAL
10
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2020 at 09:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWhatsapp Desktop
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Severity
CRITICAL10
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.3.49320.3.4932
Affected range stops below 0.3.4932, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-265NVD-CWE-noinfo
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