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CVE-2020-1889

CRITICAL · CVSS 10 EPSS 4.78% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2020-1889
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
10
EPSS
4.78%

Original NVD Description

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.

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