CVE-2021-1311

Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server Host Key Brute Forcing Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2021 at 09:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWebex Meetings ServerWebex Meetings

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the reclaim host role feature of Cisco Webex Meetings and Cisco Webex Meetings Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to take over the host role during a meeting. This vulnerability is due to a lack of protection against brute forcing of the host key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to a vulnerable Cisco Webex Meetings or Webex Meetings Server site. A successful exploit would require the attacker to have access to join a Webex meeting, including applicable meeting join links and passwords. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to acquire or take over the host role for a meeting.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 40.12.0
Affected range stops below 40.12.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-307

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