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GHSA-7CJF-7M5H-Q946

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-20 00:32 – Updated: 2025-03-20 00:32

Details

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.

Severity ?

3.5 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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  "modified": "2025-03-20T00:32:39Z",
  "published": "2025-03-20T00:32:39Z",
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CVE-2025-30259 (GCVE-0-2025-30259)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-20 20:36

Summary

Severity ?

3.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-noinfo - Insufficient Information

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wh…
	https://citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-first-look-at-par…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Meta	WhatsApp cloud service	Affected: 0 , < late 2024 (custom)

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-7CJF-7M5H-Q946

CVE-2025-30259 (GCVE-0-2025-30259)

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