CVE-2020-3495 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Jabber for Windows that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This flaw stems from improper validation of Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) message contents. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the Jabber client user. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1, < 12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 12.5, < 12.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 12.6, < 12.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 12.7, < 12.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 12.8, < 12.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.