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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-1903 · published 6 October 2020

CVE-2020-1903: Whatsapp uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Whatsapp · Whatsapp

An issue when unzipping docx, pptx, and xlsx documents in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have resulted in an out-of-memory denial of service. This issue would have required the receiver to explicitly open the attachment if it was received from a number not in the receiver's WhatsApp contacts.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.66% · top 49.5% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
0.66%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue when unzipping docx, pptx, and xlsx documents in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have resulted in an out-of-memory denial of service. This issue would have required the receiver to explicitly open the attachment if it was received from a number not in the receiver's WhatsApp contacts.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-1903), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-16). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.