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TI-2020-01816 Aliases CVE-2020-1889GHSA-27x9-jh87-vrp8

A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-265Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04778 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WhatsApp Desktop (Facebook): 0.3.4932

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MetaWhatsApp Desktop0.3.4932; before 0.3.49320.3.4932Patch availableCNA
  • WhatsApp Desktop VendorMeta Affected 0.3.4932; before 0.3.4932 Fixed in 0.3.4932 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.3.4932VulnerableWhatsApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.3.4932 Vulnerable ·WhatsApp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WhatsApp Desktop (Facebook) Fixed in 0.3.4932

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Facebook WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.4932

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-08933 Cross-site scripting in Meta WhatsApp DesktopPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1889
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27x9-jh87-vrp8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-34861 Deserialization of untrusted data in Meta react-server-dom-webpack KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-34857 Incorrect authorization in Meta WhatsApp Desktop for Mac KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2025-34863 Deserialization of untrusted data in Meta react-server-dom-webpack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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