PT-2020-15145 · Whatsapp · Whatsapp Desktop

Published 2020-09-03 · Updated 2021-09-14 · CVE-2020-1889

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932

Description A security feature bypass issue 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.

Recommendations For versions prior to v0.3.4932, update to version v0.3.4932 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-265

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-1889

Affected Products

Whatsapp Desktop

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1889 · Vendor Advisory
• https://whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1889 · Security Note