Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggering OS-controlled custom URL scheme handlers. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild.

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Mon, 11 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Whatsapp whatsapp
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
Vendors & Products Whatsapp whatsapp

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Whatsapp
Whatsapp whatsapp For Android
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Vendors & Products Whatsapp
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Whatsapp whatsapp For Ios

Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Title Unvalidated Media URL Processing Via WhatsApp AI Rich Response Messages

Fri, 01 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-940
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 01 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C'}


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Description Incomplete validation of AI rich response messages for Instagram Reels in WhatsApp for iOS v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.15.72 and WhatsApp for Android v2.25.8.0 to v2.26.7.10 could have allowed a user to trigger processing of media content from an arbitrary URL on another user’s device, including triggering OS-controlled custom URL scheme handlers. We have not seen evidence of exploitation in the wild.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Meta

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-01T17:42:09.286Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T19:49:26.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-23866

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T17:42:01.834Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-01T16:16:29.980

Modified: 2026-05-11T20:00:28.507

Link: CVE-2026-23866

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T16:07:30Z

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