Security Advisory

CVE-2021-34716

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2021-08-18 19:40:21
Last updated 2024-11-07 22:04:01
Assigner cisco
State PUBLISHED

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.