CVE-2021-34716

Medium

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of certain crafted software images that are uploaded to the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the system as an administrative user and then uploading specific crafted software images to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.7
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Expressway
PublishedAug 18, 2021
First seenAug 18, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-460CWE-460

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco expresswayx8.6.0 ≤ v < x14.1x14.1
cisco telepresence_video_communication_serverx8.6 ≤ v ≤ x14.0.3—

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