Path Traversal in Cisco Jabber For Android
CVE-2026-101886
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bst.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwv96631 (vendor-advisory)
- play.google.com/store/apps/details (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cisco-jabber-for-android-path-traversal-via-shared… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-101886?
- CVE-2026-101886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Jabber For Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2026-10-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-101886?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.