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WhatsApp update: the company warns of two dangerous vulnerabilities affecting previous versions

The WhatsApp messaging app has discovered up to two dangerous vulnerabilities in its old versions for both iPhone and Android that would allow remote execution of a remote code, luckily they have already solved the problem and you just need to update the app to protect yourself They.

WhatsApp is one of the most downloaded apps in the world and this makes it a very profitable target for cybercriminals. That is why the company is constantly working to identify any type of virus that may be on its platform and after the latest security scan they discovered up to two dangerous vulnerabilities that affected all users with out-of-date versions.

The first of these was named CVE-2022-36934and in this case it would allow it remotely activate malicious code during a video call. This does not mean that making a video call with your mother will install a virus, but if you receive a manipulated video call, this could happen.

This vulnerability affects all versions of WhatsApp prior to 22.16.12 on any iOS or Android device and according to the enterprise scale it is critical severity and is rated at 9.8 on a scale of 10.

The other weakness discovered is identified as CVE-2022-27492 and this would also allow remote execution of malicious code, but in this case it would be when you download an infected video file.

In this case it affects all previous versions of WhatsApp v2.22.16.2 for Android devices Already v2.22.15.9 in case you have an iOS device. In this case the danger is not as dangerous as the previous one, even if the company has evaluated it with a high severity of 7.8 out of 10.

How to see which version of WhatsApp I have

It is normal that you do not know which version of WhatsApp you have, although the best thing you can do after reading this article is to go to the app store and search for WhatsApp to see if an update is available, if so, update the app.

In case you want to see the version you have, the first thing is to click on the icon three vertical points located at the top left. then go to Helpand click on the section called Application information and there will open a tab where it tells you which version you have installed.

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