Cisco Webex Teams Adaptive Cards Denial of Service Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the client to crash, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The attacker needs a valid developer account to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when processing received adaptive cards. The attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an adaptive card with malicious content to an existing user of the Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the targeted user's client to crash continuously. This vulnerability was introduced in Cisco Webex Teams client for Windows Release 3.0.13131.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | Cisco Webex Teams | 3.0.13131 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Webex Teams VendorCisco Affected 3.0.13131 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3131
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whhw-94p5-5pc4
References
More Cisco Webex Teams vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-01262 Cisco Webex Teams URI Handler Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01559 Cisco Webex Teams Logging Feature Command Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00346 Improper input validation in Cisco Webex Teams unknown CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-14536 Cisco Webex App Client-Side Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00395 Cisco Webex Teams Information Disclosure and Modification Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2020-03080 Cisco Webex Teams Client for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-3131 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3131 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whhw-94p5-5pc4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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