Is CVE-2017-8769 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8769 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8769?

CVE-2017-8769 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8769?

CVE-2017-8769 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8769?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.16.323 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8769

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Facebook WhatsApp Messenger before 2.16.323 for Android uses the SD card for cleartext storage of files (Audio, Documents, Images, Video, and Voice Notes) associated with a chat, even after that chat is deleted. There may be users who expect file deletion to occur upon chat deletion, or who expect encryption (consistent with the application's use of an encrypted database to store chat text). NOTE: the vendor reportedly indicates that they do not "consider these to be security issues" because a user may legitimately want to preserve any file for use "in other apps like the Google Photos gallery" regardless of whether its associated chat is deleted

CWE-311

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsappNVD

Affected:< 2.16.323Fixed in:2.16.323CVE-2017-8769derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2026-27944	Critical	9.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-34486	High	7.5	16%	-	-
CVE-2019-11367	Critical	9.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-8221	High	7.5	2.7%	-	-
CVE-2016-10593	High	8.1	2.3%	-	-
CVE-2018-10698	Critical	9.8	2.3%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.