Command Injection in Cisco Unified Communications Products



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-20278
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Customer Collaboration Platform (CCP)
Web applications / E-Commerce systems

Cisco Finesse
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Server applications / Other server solutions

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Server applications / Web servers

Cisco Unified Intelligence Center
Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers

Cisco Unity Connection
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Cisco Virtualized Voice Browser
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU110238

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20278

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the CLI. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Customer Collaboration Platform (CCP): - - 15.0

Cisco Finesse: - - 15.0

Cisco Unified Communications Manager: - - 15.0

Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service: - - 15.0

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition: - - 15.0

Cisco Unified Contact Center Express: - - 15.0

Cisco Unified Intelligence Center: - - 15.0

Cisco Unity Connection: - - 15.0

Cisco Virtualized Voice Browser: - - 15.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vos-command-inject-65s2UCYy


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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