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CVE-2018-15414

Affected software3 products, listed below
Severity7.8 High CVSS 3.0 2 scores
WeaknessImproper input validation (CWE-20)
Published5 Oct 2018
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Microsoft Windows and the Cisco Webex Player for Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerability exist because the affected software improperly validates Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and Webex Recording Format (WRF) files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a user a malicious ARF or WRF file via a link or an email attachment and persuading the user to open the file by using the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 8 years ago.
  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 2.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

7.8 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 9.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

4 products, 21 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd cisco webex business suite 32 generic ＜ 32.15.10
nvd cisco webex business suite 33 generic ＜ 33.3
nvd cisco webex meetings online generic ＜ 1.3.37
nvd cisco webex meetings server generic 2.5.1.29 · 2.5:maintenance_release2_patch1 · 2.5:maintenance_release5_patch1 · 2.5:maintenance_release6_patch2 · 2.5:maintenance_release6_patch3 · 2.5:maintenance_release6_patch4 · 2.6 · 2.6:maintenance_release1_patch1 · 2.6:maintenance_release2_patch1 · 2.6:maintenance_release3_patch1 · 2.6:maintenance_release3_patch2 · 2.7 · 2.7:base · 2.7.1 · 2.7:maintenance_release1_patch1 · 2.7:maintenance_release2_patch1 · 2.8 · 2.8:base

References

URLTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105374 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041689 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180919-webex Vendor Advisory

Timeline
Published2018-10-05By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.