CVE-2025-20278

Published Jun 4, 2025

Last updated 8 months ago

CVSS medium 6.0

Overview

Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of multiple Cisco Unified Communications products could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device as the root user. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
Source
psirt@cisco.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
finesse, socialminer, unified_communications_manager, unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service, unified_contact_center_express, unified_intelligence_center, unity_connection, virtualized_voice_browser

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.7
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@cisco.com
CWE-77

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.