CVE-2026-65768: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Microsoft Microsoft Teams for Android
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Microsoft Teams for Android allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-22) in Microsoft Teams for Android (version 1.0.0) involves improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, enabling path traversal attacks. An attacker can exploit this to execute code over a network without prior privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution by an unauthorized attacker, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running Microsoft Teams for Android version 1.0.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65768 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-65768: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Microsoft Microsoft Teams for Android
Description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Microsoft Teams for Android allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-22) in Microsoft Teams for Android (version 1.0.0) involves improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, enabling path traversal attacks. An attacker can exploit this to execute code over a network without prior privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution by an unauthorized attacker, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running Microsoft Teams for Android version 1.0.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65768 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T21:30:09.118Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65768","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b582ebf8831d5391563ca
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 19:58:28 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 00:12:10 UTC
Views: 2
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