Is CVE-2020-1886 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-1886 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-1886?

CVE-2020-1886 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-1886?

CVE-2020-1886 has an EPSS score of 1.24% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1886?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.20.11 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-1886

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write via a specially crafted video stream after receiving and answering a malicious video call.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsappNVD

Affected:< 2.20.11Fixed in:2.20.11CVE-2020-1886derived from NVD

whatsapp businessNVD

Affected:< 2.20.2Fixed in:2.20.2CVE-2020-1886derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

whatsapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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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 2024-11-21.