CVE-2025-55177: Meta Platforms WhatsApp Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name
Meta Platforms WhatsApp Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Vendor
Meta Platforms
Product
WhatsApp
Added to the catalog
2025-09-02
Due date for US federal agencies
2025-09-23
Weaknesses
CWE-863
Catalog version
2026.10.30

Meta Platforms WhatsApp contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability due to an incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages. This vulnerability could allow an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target’s device.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

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NVD analysis

Status
Analyzed
Published
2025-08-29T16:15:36.723
Last modified
2026-10-18T21:10:00.120
Weaknesses
CWE-863

Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78 could have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target’s device. We assess that this vulnerability, in combination with an OS-level vulnerability on Apple platforms (CVE-2025-43300), may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.

MetricScoreSeverityVectorScored by
CVSS 3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N[email protected] (Secondary)

References

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CVE record

Assigner
facebook
State
PUBLISHED
Published
2025-08-29T15:50:28.578Z
Updated
2026-10-07T17:57:35.015Z
Problem types
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78 could have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target’s device. We assess that this vulnerability, in combination with an OS-level vulnerability on Apple platforms (CVE-2025-43300), may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.

References

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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Sources and licences

  • CISA

    Source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30, CC0 1.0. Use of this data does not imply endorsement by CISA or DHS.

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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2025-55177: Meta Platforms WhatsApp Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-acfdf99891db, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2025-55177 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-10-18T21:10:00.120.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-10-07T17:57:35.015Z.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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