ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2026-20045: Cisco Unified Communications Products Code Injection Vulnerability
| Vendor | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Product | Unified Communications Manager |
| Actively exploited | Yes |
| Added to CISA KEV | 21 Jan 2026 |
| CISA federal deadline | 11 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
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- CVE-2026-76418: Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-76519: Cisco Secure Email Gateway Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-76504: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Hex Encoding Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-76460: Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Vulnerability
Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.