Whatsapp desktop

This hub aggregates every CVE we track for Whatsapp desktop, a product in the communications space. Use it to gauge the current risk picture and drill into individual advisories.

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The 6 most recently published vulnerabilities affecting Whatsapp desktop.

• CVE-2025-55177Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78 could have allow...KEV5.4Aug 29, 2025
• CVE-2021-24042The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, Wha...9.8Jan 4, 2022
• CVE-2020-1889A 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 executio...10.0Sep 3, 2020
• CVE-2019-11928An input validation issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed cross-site scripting upon clicking on a link from a specially crafted live location message.6.1Sep 3, 2020
• CVE-2019-18426A 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 vuln...KEV8.2Jan 21, 2020
• CVE-2019-3571An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension.5.3Jul 16, 2019