CVE-2025-30259

Published Mar 20, 2025

Last updated 16 days ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Received
CNA Tags
exclusively-hosted-service

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
3.5
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
LOW

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Hype score
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