Vulnerability · CVE-2025-30259
WhatsApp PDF Content Sandbox Bypass
Published Mar 19, 2025 · corrected/updated Mar 19, 2025 · WhatsApp WhatsApp Cloud Service · evidence confidence very high
The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malware associated with BIGPRETZEL.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2025-30259 is a unknown public vulnerability record for WhatsApp WhatsApp Cloud Service. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether WhatsApp WhatsApp Cloud Service is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: WhatsApp WhatsApp Cloud Service. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Mar 19, 2025. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 19, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malware associated with BIGPRETZEL.
Mar 19, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor WhatsApp WhatsApp Cloud Serviceversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-30259
The WhatsApp cloud service before late 2024 did not block certain crafted PDF content that can defeat a sandbox protection mechanism and consequently allow remote access to messaging applications by third parties, as exploited in the wild in 2024 for installation of Android malwa
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