CVE-2022-20859
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Disaster Recovery framework of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions they should not be able to. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control checks on the affected device. An attacker with read-only privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform a set of administrative actions they should not be able to.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Unified Communications Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Unified Communications Manager / Cisco Unity Connectioncisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Servicecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–9
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco unified communications manager14.0 → 14su2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco unified communications manager im and presence service14.0 → 14.0su2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager_im_and_presence_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-ucm-access-dMKvV2DYCisco Unified Communications Products Access Control Vulnerability2022-07-06csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Disaster Recovery framework of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions they should not be able to. This vulnerability is due to insufficient access control checks on the affected device. An attacker with read-only privileges could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific vulnerable command on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform a set of administrative actions they should not be able to. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-20859/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucm-access-dMKvV2DYcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Unified-Communications-Manager-Unity-privilege-escalation-via-Disaster-Recovery-framework-38743cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.3303cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022070621cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucm-access-dMKvV2DYenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucm-access-dMKvV2DYVendor Advisorynvd
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