Critical whatsapp Security Gap: Apple Users โคShould Actโค Urgently
A recently discovered security vulnerability in WhatsApp allowed cybercriminals to potentiallyโค access chats on โขApple devices withoutโ requiringโฃ users to click links or download files. The “zero-click” exploit, first reported by Techcrunch adn detailed by Echo24, โhas been addressed by Meta, but users must update their software toโข be fully protected.
The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-55177,โค specifically impacted Apple devices. When combined with a โขseparate weakness in iOS and macOS, attackers couldโข potentially โฃinstall monitoring software.Apple released anโ operatingโข system update on August 20 โขtoโค mitigate this risk.
WhatsApp is urging users โwith WhatsApp versions prior to 2.25.21.73, or WhatsApp Business/Mac versions before 2.25.21.78, to update โฃimmediately. According to WhatsApp, full protection requires both โขa WhatsApp โupdate and the latest operating system update for โขiPhones, iPads, โขand Macs. Experts recommend updating even if no direct warning has been received.