Vulnerabilities & Exploits · Zero-Day Exploit

BroadWorks and Webtop flaws expose messaging systems

CISA added two actively exploited flaws in Cisco BroadWorks and Openwave Messaging Webtop to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov. 10, extending a November update that already included Microsoft’s actively exploited Outlook flaw. SecurityWeek reports that Malbear Labs linked BroadWorks exploitation to a campaign targeting a European telecom provider and at least 13 organizations using its services.

In BroadWorks, a remote attacker can send crafted XML without logging in and read sensitive configuration. In Webtop, an authenticated user can bypass the webmail flow to convert unintended document types. Outlook’s separate flaw requires someone to open a crafted message file; it can make Outlook contact an attacker’s network resource and reveal the user’s NTLMv2 authentication hash. Microsoft says the Preview Pane alone cannot trigger it, and a fix cannot retract a hash already exposed.

For telecom operators, the BroadWorks and Webtop flaws create distinct service-platform risks beyond Outlook. If a provider’s systems hold subscriber, billing, or device records, customers may inherit exposure through that provider; the reported campaign is tied to one European provider and its users.

8 sources · Nov 11

CVE-2026-20320

NVD KEV

Known exploited · CISA KEV

CVSS 7.5 HIGH: a vulnerability in the Open Client Interface (OCI) XML Parser of Cisco BroadWorks could allow an unauthenticated… EPSS 0.8% (58th percentile).

CISA federal remediation date Nov 24

CVE-2026-111793

NVD KEV

Known exploited · CISA KEV

CVSS 4.3 MEDIUM: openwave Webtop Media Transcoder does not enforce administrator-defined file type restrictions to restrict the file-types to be converted. EPSS 0.6% (51st percentile), up from 0.3%.

CISA federal remediation date Nov 24

CVE-2026-124194

NVD KEV

Published Nov 10 by Microsoft

Known exploited · CISA KEV

CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM: product ui does not warn user of unsafe actions in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an unauthorized attacker to… Microsoft patch: Release Notes.

CISA federal remediation date Nov 24

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