Is CVE-2022-36934 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-36934 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-36934?

CVE-2022-36934 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-36934?

CVE-2022-36934 has an EPSS score of 1.96% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36934?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.22.16.12 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-36934

CRITICALEPSS 78th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An integer overflow in WhatsApp could result in remote code execution in an established video call.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsappNVD

Affected:< 2.22.16.12Fixed in:2.22.16.12CVE-2022-36934derived from NVD

whatsapp businessNVD

Affected:< 2.22.16.12Fixed in:2.22.16.12CVE-2022-36934derived 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

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.96%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

whatsapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-26256	High	7.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-25687	Medium	5.9	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-3459	High	8.8	86%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21017	High	8.8	86%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-25683	Medium	5.9	86%	-	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 2025-09-24.