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5.1

Cisco Communications and Contact Center Solutions: Local Privilege Escalation Risk

CVE-2025-20112 · published 1 year ago
Summary

An attacker with administrative access to Cisco Communications and Contact Center Solutions can potentially gain full control of the device, allowing them to make changes or access sensitive information. This is a concern for organizations that use these solutions, as it could lead to unauthorized access or data breaches. To mitigate this risk, ensure that administrative access is strictly controlled and follow best practices for managing user permissions.

Original advisory text
A vulnerability in multiple Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. T...
A vulnerability in multiple Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to excessive permissions that have been assigned to system commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need administrative access to the ESXi hypervisor.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
5.1 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-268Privilege Chaining
Timeline
Published21 May 2025
Updated26 Oct 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2025-20112 · NVD
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