Is CVE-2020-1889 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-1889 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-1889?

CVE-2020-1889 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-1889?

CVE-2020-1889 has an EPSS score of 4.78% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1889?

Upgrade whatsapp desktop to 0.3.4932 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-1889

CRITICALEPSS 91th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A 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 execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.

CWE-265

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsapp desktopNVD

Affected:< 0.3.4932Fixed in:0.3.4932CVE-2020-1889derived 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 InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

whatsapp.com

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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.