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CVE-2021-34716

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Published: Aug 18, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.2
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

2 products
Expressway
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
From x8.6.0 to x14.1
From x8.6 to x14.0.3

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