Access control flaw in Cisco Meeting App
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-427.
Summary
A vulnerability in the routine that loads DLL files in Cisco Meeting App for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run an executable file with privileges equivalent to those of Cisco Meeting App. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the path name for DLL files before they are loaded. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted DLL file in a specific system directory. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying Microsoft Windows host with privileges equivalent to those of Cisco Meeting App. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd77907.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco Meeting App | Cisco Meeting App | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Meeting App Vendor— Affected Cisco Meeting App Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12266
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2g8g-29wv-3hm6
References
More Cisco Meeting App vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05529 Memory corruption in Cisco Meeting Server before 2.0.1, Acano Server before 1.9.3, Cisco… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-12266 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12266 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2g8g-29wv-3hm6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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