CVE-2021-1532: Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Software Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability in the video endpoint API (xAPI) of Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint (CE) Software and Cisco RoomOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient path validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted command request to the xAPI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read the contents of any file that is located on the device filesystem.

Affected products

Cisco Roomos: before 10.3.1 — fixed in 10.3.1
Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE): before 9.14.6; from 9.15.0.11 before 9.15.3 — fixed in 9.14.6, 9.15.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Roomos 10.3.1; Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE) 9.14.6, 9.15.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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