CVE-2025-30259

published 2025-03-20

CVE-2025-30259: The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow…

Priority P2 75 low 3.5 CVSS 3.1

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

ITW VulnCheck KEV

The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malware associated with BIGPRETZEL.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
meta	whatsapp_cloud_service	< late 2024	late 2024

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 3.5 LOW CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

vulncheck 3.5 LOW

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