CVE-2022-27492 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00526.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Whatsapp Subscribe	Whatsapp Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::iphone_os::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::android::*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31993	An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/

History

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: facebook

Published: 2022-09-23T14:00:14.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-22T18:26:38.922Z

Reserved: 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-27492

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:32:57.902Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-23T14:15:12.130

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:37:07.127

Link: CVE-2022-27492

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-191

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