CVE-2021-34716: Cisco Expressway

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Cisco Expressway: from x8.6.0, before x14.1 (fixed in x14.1)
• Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server: from x8.6, up to and including x14.0.3

Published 2021-08-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.