Buffer overflow in Meta WhatsApp for Android
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write via a specially crafted video stream after receiving and answering a malicious video call.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | WhatsApp for Android | 2.20.11; before 2.20.11 | 2.20.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| Meta | WhatsApp Business for Android | 2.20.2; before 2.20.2 | 2.20.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WhatsApp for Android (Facebook) Fixed in 2.20.11
- Fix · CNA WhatsApp Business for Android (Facebook) Fixed in 2.20.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android, WhatsApp for Android 2.20.11, 2.20.2
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01817 Improper input validation in Meta WhatsApp for AndroidPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1886
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m346-7x4h-3r6w
References
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- TI-2019-02633 Heap-based buffer overflow in Meta WhatsApp for Android KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-13416 Cross-site scripting in Meta WhatsApp Desktop KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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- TI-2025-34863 Deserialization of untrusted data in Meta react-server-dom-webpack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-1886 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1886 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m346-7x4h-3r6w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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