CVE-2021-1502: Cisco Webex Network Recording Player and Webex Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop: all versions
Cisco WebEx WRF Player: all versions
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server: 4.0
Cisco Webex Network Recording Player: before 41.5 — fixed in 41.5
Cisco Webex Teams: 3.0.15485.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Webex Network Recording Player 41.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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