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Telepresence Tc Software CVE-2014-2174

HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2015-05-25 psirt@cisco.com
8.3
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.3 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.21%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Cisco TelePresence T, TelePresence TE, and TelePresence TC before 7.1 do not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by sending packets on the local. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. Cisco TelePresence T, TelePresence TE, and TelePresence TC before 7.1 do not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by sending packets on the local network and allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCub67651. Affected products include: Cisco Telepresence Tc Software, Cisco Telepresence Te Software. Version information: before 7.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C

DescriptionCVE.org

Cisco TelePresence T, TelePresence TE, and TelePresence TC before 7.1 do not properly implement access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by sending packets on the local network and allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCub67651.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 56% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:3.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.1_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:4.2_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0.2-cucm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.3-cucm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.4-cucm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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