Improper input validation in Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) files could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system of a targeted user. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the user a link or email attachment with a malicious ARF file and persuading the user to follow the link or launch the file. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's system. This vulnerability affects Cisco WebEx Business Suite meeting sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings sites, Cisco WebEx Meetings Server, and Cisco WebEx ARF players. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg78853, CSCvg78856, CSCvg78857.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player | Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player Vendor— Affected Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_business_suite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_meetings:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_meetings_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_network_recording_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_business_suite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_meetings:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_meetings_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_network_recording_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0104
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cwr-wr7f-6wqx
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Cisco Webex Business Suite vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00338 Memory corruption in Cisco Webex Network Recording Players unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-11397 Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-11395 Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01549 Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01548 Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01547 Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Cisco Webex Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-0104 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0104 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cwr-wr7f-6wqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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