Is CVE-2020-1908 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-1908 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-1908?

CVE-2020-1908 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-1908?

CVE-2020-1908 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1908?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.20.100 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-1908

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper authorization of the Screen Lock feature in WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.100 could have permitted use of Siri to interact with the WhatsApp application even after the phone was locked.

CWE-285 CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsappNVD

Affected:< 2.20.100Fixed in:2.20.100CVE-2020-1908derived from NVD

whatsapp businessNVD

Affected:< 2.20.100Fixed in:2.20.100CVE-2020-1908derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

whatsapp.com

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CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2023-32707	High	8.8	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-48241	High	7.5	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22480	High	7.3	67%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-3229	Critical	9.8	66%	-	-

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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.