Webex TeamsApplication · Cisco
CVE-2018-0387
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability in Cisco Webex Teams (for Windows and macOS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's device, possibly with elevated privileges. The vulnerability occurs because Cisco Webex Teams does not properly sanitize input. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a user a malicious link and persuading the user to follow the link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh66250.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA remote code execution vulnerability in Cisco Webex Teams for Windows and macOS stems from improper input sanitization, allowing unauthenticated attackers to send malicious links that, when clicked by users, can execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially with elevated privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Webex TeamsApplication
all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Cisco Webex Teams is installedOn Windows: Check for 'Cisco Webex Teams' in Add/Remove Programs or look for the application in Program Files. On macOS: Check /Applications folder for 'Webex Teams.app' or use Spotlight to search for the application.Affected if The application is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionOn Windows: Right-click the Webex Teams icon in the system tray, select 'Check for Updates' or look in the application's 'Help' > 'About' section. On macOS: Right-click 'Webex Teams.app' in Applications, select 'Get Info' or check within the app's preferences under 'Help' > 'About'.Affected if Any version number is displayed, confirming the software is running
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Verify the application processes messages or linksCheck if the user can receive and click on links within Webex Teams messages. The vulnerability is triggered when a user clicks a malicious link in a message.Affected if The application is configured to allow clicking links in messages
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Check for recent application activityReview recent Webex Teams connection logs or the application's activity window to confirm the software has been used recently, indicating active exposure to the vulnerability.Affected if The application shows recent message or meeting activity
If Cisco Webex Teams is installed and operational on Windows or macOS, the environment is affected by this vulnerability since all versions are impacted.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch from Cisco (Bug CSCvh66250) by updating Cisco Webex Teams to the latest version; users should avoid clicking untrusted links until the patch is applied.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-0387 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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