# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 May 2021
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp7f-299f-q78j

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1532?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20150/): Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-15288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15288/): Cisco TelePresence Collaboration Endpoint, TelePresence Codec, and RoomOS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-20156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20156/): Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Buffer Management Vulnerabilities (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-20153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20153/): Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Input Validation Vulnerabilities (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-20157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20157/): Cisco RoomOS Security Hardening Release - Missing Encryption Vulnerabilities (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-1532 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco TelePresence Endpoint Software (TC/CE). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1532/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1532/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1532
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1532
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1532

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.