CVE-2020-1905

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-1905?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.20.185 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-1905 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-1905 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.64% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-1905?

CVE-2020-1905 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-1905 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for whatsapp (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Media ContentProvider URIs used for opening attachments in other apps were generated sequentially prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.20.185, which could have allowed a malicious third party app chosen to open the file to guess the URIs for previously opened attachments until the opener app is terminated.

CWE-340 CWE-330

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsappNVD

Affected:< 2.20.185Fixed in:2.20.185CVE-2020-1905derived from NVD

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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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

whatsapp.com

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CVE-2026-3256	Critical	9.8	0.5%	-	-
CVE-2025-15604	Critical	9.8	0.5%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-1905?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.20.185 or later.

Is CVE-2020-1905 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-1905 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.64% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-1905?

CVE-2020-1905 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-1905 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for whatsapp (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.