A bug in WhatsApp for Android's messaging logic would potentially allow a malicious individual who has taken over over a WhatsApp user's account to recover previously sent messages
Published May 10, 2019
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.07%
Description
A bug in WhatsApp for Android's messaging logic would potentially allow a malicious individual who has taken over over a WhatsApp user's account to recover previously sent messages. This behavior requires independent knowledge of metadata for previous messages, which are not available publicly. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android 2.19.52 and 2.19.54 - 2.19.103, as well as WhatsApp Business for Android starting in v2.19.22 until v2.19.38.
Affected products
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- Version 2.19.22StatusaffectedConstraints<unspecified
- Version 2.19.38StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 2.19.104StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.19.52StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.19.54StatusaffectedConstraints<unspecified
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
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| WhatsApp Business for Android | n/a |
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| WhatsApp for Android | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01067) | 63.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01067) | 63.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 43.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.14% (0.25144) | 95.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3566 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3566 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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