CVE-2021-1242 describes a vulnerability in Cisco Webex Teams where an unauthenticated, remote attacker can manipulate file names displayed within the messaging interface due to mishandled character rendering. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) requires user interaction and could enable phishing or spoofing attacks by altering how shared file names appear. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 40.12.0.17293CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:webex_teams:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.