CVE-2021-1502

HIGH

Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Webex Player - Remote Code Execution via Malicious ARF or WRF File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Windows and MacOS and Cisco Webex Player for Windows and MacOS could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of values within Webex recording files formatted as either Advanced Recording Format (ARF) or Webex Recording Format (WRF). An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a user a malicious ARF or WRF file through a link or email attachment and persuading the user to open the file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with the privileges of the targeted user.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 63.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
cisco/webex_meetings_desktop
cisco/webex_meetings_online
cisco/webex_meetings_server 4.0
cisco/webex_network_recording_player
cisco/webex_network_recording_player < 41.5 (2 CPE variants)
cisco/webex_teams 3.0.15485.0
Published Jun 04, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026