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CVE-2026-101886

Jabber: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CVE-2026-101886)

mediumEPSS 0.1%

Description

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.

Source: cvelistv5NVD (NIST)BSI CSAFBSI WID Portal

Affected products

The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

CiscoJabber
< 15.3.1.311364fixed in 15.3.1.311364

Metrics

XIEM Effective CVSS
5.1
Source: cna-v4
EPSS percentile
2.9 %
Low — this CVE sits in the lower 10% of all CVEs scored today.
KEV status
—
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Severity
medium
Priority score
55.57
Exploit maturity
no public PoC known
CVSS v3
4.0
CVSS v4
5.1
EPSS score
0.1 %
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2026-10-07 16:13 UTC
CWE
CWE-22

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-22Base

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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References & sources

Reanalysis & status changes

Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.

  1. CVE Modified2026-10-10 03:17 UTC· 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
    • SSVC: {"id":"CVE-2026-101886","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technical…
  2. New CVE Received2026-10-07 17:16 UTC· disclosure@vulncheck.com
    • Description: 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.
    • CVSS V4.0: AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    • CVSS V3.1: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    • CWE: CWE-22