What it is
CVE-2026-20045 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Cisco Cisco Unified Communications Manager and 2 other products. A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified...
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Exploited in the wild
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CVE-2026-20045
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Remote Code Execution
Cisco / Cisco Unified Communications Manager · 12.5(1)SU2
- Severity
- CVSS 8.2 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 4.3%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Cisco / Cisco Unified Communications Manager 12.5(1)su2.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Remote Code Execution
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.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
Cisco
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service
15SU3
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU1
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU2
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU3
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU4
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
14
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU5
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
14SU1
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU6
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
14SU2
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU7
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
14SU3
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU8
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
14SU3a
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU8a
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
15
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
15SU1
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
14SU4
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
12.5(1)SU9
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
15SU2
Affected
Cisco
Cisco Unity Connection
15SU3
Affected
- Published
- 21 Jan 2026
- Exploitation Reported
- 01 Jun 2026
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
Tags
cisa
edge
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20045
- cisco-sa-voice-rce-mORhqY4b sec.cloudapps.cisco.com · CVE Record https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurity...
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 10:49 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:04 UTC |
| Daily CyberSecurity | 2026-06-15 17:20 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
8.2
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS
4.3%
Recent mention · Daily CyberSecurity
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Exploitation attested by an external source
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Added to CISA KEV
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High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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- Affected versions and enrichment
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"confidence": "Confirmed",
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"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.04307,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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