CVE-2013-5558: The WIL-A module in Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant 1.2 before 1.21 changes the admin password to...

Security readout for executives and security teams

A Cisco medical telepresence device could lose its administrator password on reboot, leaving it empty. If the administrative interface is reachable, a remote attacker may be able to access the device more easily. This matters most for healthcare or clinical environments still using the affected VX Clinical Assistant release. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant 1.2 before 1.21. Risk increases if the administrative interface is reachable from untrusted networks or if reboot events occurred without password verification afterward. Treat this as high priority only where affected Cisco clinical telepresence devices remain deployed. The issue can turn a reboot into an administrative access failure, but available evidence does not show active exploitation or broad current exposure. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20131106-tvxca for vendor instructions.; Update affected Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant 1.2 systems to a fixed release.; Restrict administrative interface access to trusted management networks only..

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Jun 14, 2026, 15:13 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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