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CVE-2026-20045

CWE-94

Critical

90.3

RPS

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), Cisco Unity Connection, and Cisco Webex Calling Dedicated Instance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device.  This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a sequence of crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain user-level access to the underlying operating system and then elevate privileges to root.  Note: Cisco has assigned this security advisory a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of Critical rather than High as the score indicates. The reason is that exploitation of this vulnerability could result in an attacker elevating privileges to root.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
8.2
High · v3.1
EPSS
4.54%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Jan 2026
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-94
Published
21 Jan 2026
Last modified 13 Feb 2026

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2026-20045 · RPS 90.3 · DevSecure Intelligence