CVE-2022-36934 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business that could lead to remote code execution during an established video call. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating high awareness. This flaw highlights the potential for serious compromise within a widely used communication platform.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.22.16.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:-:android:*:* | ||
< 2.22.16.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:-:iphone_os:*:* | ||
< 2.22.16.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
< 2.22.16.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.