WhatsApp Alert
16015Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
25 September, 2022
● Critical
2022-5271
All
WhatsApp has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following products:
- WhatsApp for Android
- Prior to 2.22.16.12
- Prior to 2.22.16.2
- WhatsApp Business for Android
- Prior to 2.22.16.12
- WhatsApp for iOS
- Prior to 2.22.16.12
- Prior to 2.22.15.9
- WhatsApp Business for iOS
- Prior to 2.22.16.12
An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by executing arbitrary code remotely.
The CERT team encourages users to review WhatsApp security advisory and apply the necessary updates:
- Kindly make sure to update the affected versions from the official stores.