CVE-2021-34716
MEDIUMCisco Expressway and TelePresence VCS - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Crafted Software Image Upload
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ewrce-QPynNCjh
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0110
EPSS Percentile
78.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-755
CWE-460
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/expressway
x8.6.0 - x14.1
cisco/telepresence_video_communication_server
x8.6 - x14.0.3
Published
Aug 18, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026