CVE-2019-18426 (GCVE-0-2019-18426)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-01-21 20:30
Modified
2025-10-21 23:35
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') ()
Summary
A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.9309 when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10 allows cross-site scripting and local file reading. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Facebook WhatsApp Desktop Version: 0.3.9309
Version: unspecified   < 0.3.9309
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
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Date added: 2022-05-23

Due date: 2022-06-13

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18426

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