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Cisco Jabber EUVDEUVD-2026-94456

| CVE-2026-101886 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-10-07 VulnCheck GHSA-f4x7-43cf-cc2j
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Install zero-permission malicious app on device
  2. Exploit
    Craft content:// URI with '../' in display name
  3. Execution
    Invoke exported crosslaunch.share activity
  4. Impact
    Write attacker-controlled files into Jabber private dirs

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires a locally installed, co-resident malicious Android app on the same device as Cisco Jabber for Android (com.cisco.im) at a version before 15.3.1.311364; the app needs NO runtime permissions and triggers the flaw by sending a crafted shared content:// URI whose ContentProvider display name embeds '../' traversal sequences to Jabber's EXPORTED crosslaunch.share activity, which uses that unsanitized display name in file-path construction. No user interaction is needed. The limiting factor is the local attack surface: exploitation is impossible remotely - the attacker must already have code execution on the device (an installed app), and the impact is confined to writing files into Jabber's own private directories (databases/, shared_prefs/, no_backup/, files/).

Impact

This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue, not a critical emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) scoring 5.1 (Medium) is internally consistent with the description: the attack vector is LOCAL because the attacker must already have a malicious app running on the same Android device, not reachable over a network. The sole impact is VI:L (low integrity) - the ability to write attacker-controlled files into Jabber's private directories - with no confidentiality (VC:N) or availability (VA:N) impact and no scope change (SC/SI/SA:N). Signals are limited: there is no EPSS probability, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC referenced in the provided data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The main thing elevating practical concern is PR:N/UI:N - a zero-permission app can trigger this with no user interaction, which is unusually low friction for a local attack and a realistic escalation primitive if combined with other flaws. No signals are directly conflicting, but note the barrier: this is only reachable by code already resident on the device, which bounds real-world risk well below what a raw 'path traversal, no permissions, no interaction' summary might imply.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user installs a seemingly benign, permission-free app that is actually malicious. In the background, that app constructs a shared content:// URI whose ContentProvider display name contains '../' sequences and hands it to Jabber's exported crosslaunch.share activity, causing Jabber to write the attacker-supplied file into its own protected data directory (e.g., databases/ or shared_prefs/) with no user interaction. No public exploit code is referenced in the available data, though VulnCheck has published a technical advisory describing the mechanism.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Path traversal in Cisco Jabber for Android (com.cisco.im) before 15.3.1.311364 lets a locally installed malicious app with no requested permissions write attacker-controlled files into Jabber's private application data directories. The attacker sends a crafted shared content:// URI to Jabber's exported crosslaunch.share activity whose unsanitized ContentProvider display name contains '../' sequences; because that display name is used directly in file-path construction, files can be planted in databases/, shared_prefs/, no_backup/, and files/ with no user interaction. Impact is integrity-only and confined to Jabber's own sandbox (CVSS v4.0 5.1, AV:L/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N); no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, and the attack surface is local - the adversary must already have code executing on the device.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Cisco Jabber for Android to version 15.3.1.311364 or later via Google Play; the fix is tracked in Cisco bug CSCwv96631 (https://bst.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwv96631) and confirmed by the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cisco-jabber-for-android-path-traversal-via-shared-content-uri). Because the vulnerable surface is Jabber's exported crosslaunch.share activity, no supported configuration toggle removes the exposure without breaking Jabber's content-sharing feature, so until devices are patched, rely on controls that limit which apps can coexist on the device: enforce Android Enterprise managed-Google-Play-only install policies, disable installation from unknown sources, and keep Google Play Protect enabled to reduce the likelihood of a hostile co-resident app being present (trade-off: blocks sideloaded enterprise or internal apps). Where a managed device profile is available, consider work-profile separation so untrusted apps cannot interoperate with Jabber intents (trade-off: operational overhead and possible functional restrictions on sharing between profiles). Detection should focus on unexpected files appearing in Jabber's private databases/, shared_prefs/, no_backup/, or files/ directories on rooted or instrumented devices. Note that the assessed impact is integrity-only and local; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, so emergency out-of-band measures are not warranted.

Affected VersionsENISA

Jabber for Android 0 <15.3.1.311364

Affected Packages

euvd jabber_for_android fix: 15.3.1.311364

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic CWE-22 improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, manifesting in Android's inter-process communication model. Jabber for Android exposes an activity (crosslaunch.share) that accepts inbound share intents carrying a content:// URI. When resolving that URI, Jabber reads the ContentProvider-supplied display name and concatenates it into a destination file path without rejecting '../' traversal sequences or canonicalizing the result. Android's app-private storage (databases/, shared_prefs/, no_backup/, files/) is normally protected by the per-UID sandbox, so any other app would ordinarily be unable to write there; the traversal is what defeats that boundary for the specific directories reachable from the share-handling code path. Because the activity is exported, any co-resident application can invoke it, and because the malicious app requires no runtime permissions, Android's permission prompts provide no signal to the user. The assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N,S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) confirms this is a local, low-complexity, unauthenticated, no-user-interaction issue whose only measurable effect is low integrity impact within Jabber's data directory.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.0 MEDIUM

AV:L because exploitation requires a co-resident malicious app; PR:N/UI:N since the app needs no permissions and no user action; C:N/A:N and I:L as the only effect is attacker-controlled writes into Jabber's private data.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 07, 2026 - 18:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 07, 2026 - 16:13 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Cisco Jabber for Android (com.cisco.im) before 15.3.1.311364 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious app with no permissions to write attacker-controlled files into Jabber's private data directory by exploiting the exported crosslaunch.share activity and an unsanitized display name from a ContentProvider used in file path construction. Attackers can craft a shared content:// URI with a display name containing '../' sequences to place fully attacker-controlled content within directories such as databases/, shared_prefs/, no_backup/, and files/ without user interaction.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise collaboration client, common but not universal mobile footprint
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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