ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2026-20045: Cisco Unified Communications Products Code Injection Vulnerability

Facts
VendorCisco
ProductUnified Communications Manager
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV21 Jan 2026
CISA federal deadline11 Feb 2026
Weakness (CWE)CWE-94

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

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 contain a code injection vulnerability that could allow the attacker to obtain user-level access to the underlying operating system and then elevate privileges to root.

SOURCES

Other Cisco flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.