An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients…
Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.
Summary
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application's display. This allows for various kinds of social engineering attacks. This CVE is for yaxim and Bruno (0.8.6 - 0.8.8; Android).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00973 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 0.8.6 | Vulnerable | Yaxim |
| cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 0.8.7 | Vulnerable | Yaxim |
| cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 0.8.8 | Vulnerable | Yaxim |
| cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 0.8.6 | Vulnerable | Yaxim |
| cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 0.8.7 | Vulnerable | Yaxim |
| cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 0.8.8 | Vulnerable | Yaxim |
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Yaxim
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·Yaxim
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·Yaxim
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Yaxim
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·Yaxim
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·Yaxim
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h53w-5gqf-q8r2
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-5589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h53w-5gqf-q8r2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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