Critical Cisco Vulnerability in Unified CM Grants Root Access via Static Credentials
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2025-20281+1 related CVE | Unauthenticated Root RCE via API Injection in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC | 10.0 | 98% | KEVPoC | KEV |
| CVE-2025-20309 | A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could… | 10.0 | 1% |
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Ravie Lakshmanan Jul 03, 2025 Vulnerability / Network Security Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity security flaw in Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) that could permit an attacker to login to a susceptible device as the root user, allowing them to gain elevated privileges.
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