Is CVE-2025-55179 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-55179 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-55179?

CVE-2025-55179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-55179?

CVE-2025-55179 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (4th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55179?

Upgrade whatsapp to 2.25.23.83 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-55179

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Incomplete validation of rich response messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.23.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.23.82, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.23.83 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild.

How to fix

Remediation Available

whatsappNVD

Affected:>= 2.25.8.14, < 2.25.23.83Fixed in:2.25.23.83CVE-2025-55179derived from NVD

Affected:>= 2.25.8.17, < 2.25.23.73Fixed in:2.25.23.73CVE-2025-55179derived from NVD

whatsapp businessNVD

Affected:>= 2.25.8.14, < 2.25.23.82Fixed in:2.25.23.82CVE-2025-55179derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

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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 2025-11-25.