CVE-2014-2172: Buffer overflow in Cisco TelePresence TC Software 4.x and 5.x and TE Software 4.x and 6.0 allows local user...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2014-2172 is a local privilege escalation flaw in older Cisco TelePresence TC and TE software. A user who already has local access could exploit a buffer overflow tied to internal executable handling. Business urgency depends on whether legacy TelePresence endpoints remain deployed and locally accessible. Exposure is most likely in organizations still running Cisco TelePresence endpoints on TC 4.x, TC 5.x, TE 4.x, or TE 6.0. Systems without local user access are less exposed, but legacy devices may be poorly inventoried. Treat this as a legacy-platform risk requiring inventory confirmation. It is not supported by the provided sources as actively exploited, but affected conferencing appliances with local user access should be upgraded, restricted, or retired. Mitigation focus: Inventory Cisco TelePresence TC and TE software versions across conferencing endpoints.; Check Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20140430-tcte for fixed releases or vendor workarounds.; Restrict local user access to affected TelePresence systems where practical..

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Jun 14, 2026, 14:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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