A vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) files could allow a remote attacker to execute…

published 2018-01-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-0928

cvss: 9.6; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.8%; EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-12-02)

Exploit prediction

3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

n/a Cisco WebEx Advanced Recording Format Player

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180103-warfp
mitigation, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/102382
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-0104
NVD CVE-2018-0104

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Summary