Description
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application's display. This allows for various kinds of social engineering attacks. This CVE is for yaxim and Bruno (0.8.6 - 0.8.8; Android).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | mcabber | 1.1.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15016-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-slixmpp | 1.8.5-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11272-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:14165-1 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11272-1 python313-slixmpp-1.16.0-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 15, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15016-1 mcabber-1.1.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14165-1 python310-slixmpp-1.8.5-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026