CVE-2026-20178

A vulnerability in the browser-based version of Cisco Webex App could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect users to a malicious webpage. Cisco has addressed this vulnerability in the Cisco Webex App, and no customer action is needed. This vulnerability existed due to improper input validation of URL parameters in an HTTP request. Prior to this vulnerability being addressed, an attacker could have exploited this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a crafted URL. A successful exploit could have allowed the attacker to redirect a user to a malicious website.

Published: 2026-06-17 Last update: 2026-06-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-20178 is rated Low Risk (20.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-20178

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-18 0.20%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-20178

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-20178

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-20178

GHSA-5m7h-7whv-78fw · Severity: medium — A vulnerability in the browser-based version of Cisco Webex App could have allowed an...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-20178

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco webex_web_app cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_web_app:-:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

References for CVE-2026-20178

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