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CVE-2020-3588:
Cisco Webex Meetings vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability in virtualization channel messaging in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows was identified and assigned CVE-2020-3588. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 4, 2020, and affects the Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows (Cisco Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-22 type, which typically relates to path traversal issues. The issue resides in the virtualization channel messaging component of the Webex Meetings Desktop App (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system through the Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows (Cisco Advisory).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires local access to the affected system to be exploited. It has been assigned the Cisco Bug ID CSCvv52829 (Cisco Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
According to the Cisco Security Advisory, no workarounds are available for this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the appropriate software updates as provided by Cisco (Cisco Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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