CVE-2020-1889
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-1889- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-265
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-1889- Weakness
- CWE-265
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12715 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12715- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27x9-jh87-vrp8 No score
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have...
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.
- Record
GHSA-27x9-jh87-vrp8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1889 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Facebook Whatsapp Desktop, published September 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.78%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.