CVE-2021-1532 Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint and RoomOS Software Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
An authenticated remote attacker can read arbitrary files from the device filesystem via insufficient path validation in the video endpoint API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1532?
CVE-2021-1532 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE), published on 6 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1532?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Roomos, Cisco Telepresence Collaboration Endpoint.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1532?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1532 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-1532 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1532 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE)
- CVE-2026-20150 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-15288 Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint, TelePresence Codec, and RoomOS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-20156 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Buffer Management Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20153 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20157 Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Missing Encryption Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp7f-299f-q78j.