PT-2022-18452 · Meta · Whatsapp

Published 2022-09-23 · Updated 2025-08-30 · CVE-2022-27492

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WhatsApp (affected versions not specified)

Description An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Integer Underflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-191

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-27492

Affected Products

Whatsapp

References · 15

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27492 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27492 · Security Note
• https://whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50322 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/eepyware/status/1961886228388704566 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/ckure/11821 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/echeloneyes/750 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/28518 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/3471 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/s_e_reborn/2826 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/irozysk/11624 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/msuiche/status/1711046619091648617 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/MadPumpkinCorp/status/1695692624009605423 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/echeloneyes/724 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/sysadm_in_up/1356 · Telegram Post