Critical severity · published Nov 5, 2025
CVE-2025-20354
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) process of Cisco Unified CCX could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands with root permissions on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication mechanisms that are associated to specific Cisco Unified CCX features. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to an affected system through the Java RMI process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express · Cisco
10.5(1)SU1; 10.6(1); 11.6(1); 10.6(1)SU1; 10.6(1)SU3; 11.6(2); +34 more · source: vendor
UC
Unified Contact Center Express · Cisco
before 12.5\(1\)_su03_es07; 15.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
CU
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Cisco
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