Critical severity · published Jul 2, 2025
CVE-2025-20309
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Static SSH Credentials Vulnerability
10.0
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected device using the root account, which has default, static credentials that cannot be changed or deleted. This vulnerability is due to the presence of static user credentials for the root account that are reserved for use during development. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the account to log in to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected system and execute arbitrary commands as the root user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cisco Unified Communications Manager · Cisco
15.0.1.13010-1; 15.0.1.13011-1; 15.0.1.13012-1; 15.0.1.13013-1; 15.0.1.13014-1; 15.0.1.13015-1; +2 more · source: vendor
UC
Unified Communications Manager · Cisco
15.0.1.13010-1; 15.0.1.13010-1; 15.0.1.13011-1; 15.0.1.13011-1; 15.0.1.13012-1; 15.0.1.13012-1; +10 more · source: NVD
Affected product
CU
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Cisco
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