CVE-2021-24042

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user makes a 1:1 call to a malicious actor.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-122 CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 4, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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