3.5

CVE-2025-30259: meta whatsapp cloud service

CVSS: 3.5v3.1LowDeferred
Published 19-03-2025Last modified 20-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-30259 is a low (CVSS 3.5) vulnerability in meta whatsapp cloud service. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
14/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.5/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malware associated with BIGPRETZEL.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Meta1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links