CVE-2021-1503

HIGH

Cisco Webex Player < 41.2 - 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. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of values in Webex recording files that are in either Advanced Recording Format (ARF) or Webex Recording Format (WRF). An attacker could exploit this 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 with the affected software on the local system. 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 CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
cisco/webex_meetings_server 4.0
cisco/webex_player < 41.2 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jun 04, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026