CVE-2022-27492
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2022 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:37 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsWhatsAppWhatsappWhatsapp Business
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.22.15.9v < 2.22.16.2
Affected range stops below 2.22.15.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.22.16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.22.16.2v < v2.22.15.9
Affected range stops below 2.22.16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below v2.22.15.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.22.16.2v < v2.22.15.9
Affected range stops below 2.22.16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below v2.22.15.9, 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/2022/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-191
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