CVE-2020-1889 is a vulnerability in Whatsapp Desktop
Published on September 3, 2020
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.
Weakness Type
Privilege Issues
Weaknesses in this category occur with improper handling, assignment, or management of privileges. A privilege is a property of an agent, such as a user. It lets the agent do things that are not ordinarily allowed. For example, there are privileges which allow an agent to perform maintenance functions such as restart a computer.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-1889
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp Desktop:- Version 0.3.4932 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 0.3.4932 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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