A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified CCX could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
This vulnerability is due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted web request to an affected device, followed by a specific command through an SSH session. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system of an affected device as a low-privilege user. A successful exploit could also allow the attacker to undertake further actions to elevate their privileges to root.
                
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                    Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.0\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.0\(1\)su1es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.5\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.5\(1\)su1es10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su2es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.0\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.0\(1\)su1es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.0\(1\)su1es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(1\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(1\)es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\)es08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.0\(1\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.0\(1\)es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.0\(1\)es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.0\(1\)es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su01_es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su01_es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su01_es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su02_es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su02_es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su02_es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su02_es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su03_es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su03_es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su03_es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su03_es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su03_es05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)_su03_es06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)su2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:12.5\(1\)su3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:8.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:9.0\(2\)su3es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified CCX could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (path traversal). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted web request to an affected device, followed by a specific command through an SSH session. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system of an affected device as a low-privilege user. A successful exploit could also allow the attacker to undertake further actions to elevate their privileges to root. | |
| Title | Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Path Traversal Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2025-06-04T16:18:12.612Z
Updated: 2025-06-05T03:55:22.855Z
Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.246Z
Link: CVE-2025-20277
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-06-04T18:12:49.884Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-04T17:15:27.753
Modified: 2025-07-22T13:41:20.397
Link: CVE-2025-20277
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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