Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Oct 5, 2018
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.87%
Description
A vulnerability in the administrative web interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code with user-level privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the content of upgrade packages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious archive to the Upgrade page of the administrative web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code with user-level privileges on the underlying operating system.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) | n/a |
|
- x7.2.4
- x8.9.2
- x8.10.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 25, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 86.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 84.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 79.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.25% (0.04248) | 80.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01398) | 79.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 74.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 81.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01115) | 82.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 74.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 79.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 56.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 32.95th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 32.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 72.46th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041784 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-express-vcs-rce vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041784 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-express-vcs-rce | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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