CVE-2024-20272

criticalpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.60% (76th) EPSS
CVSS 9.8 · critical
Is it mine?
25 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system and execute commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authentication in a specific API and improper validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading arbitrary files to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the system, execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, and elevate privileges to root.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.3–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.17.3highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.4
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-434USCWE-434US
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affected products (25)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0063Cisco Unity Connection: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegienerweiterung und CodeausführungDeutsch2024-01-10csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Unity Connection ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.

  • cisco-sa-cuc-unauth-afu-FROYsCsDCisco Unity Connection Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability2024-01-10csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unity Connection could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system and execute commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authentication in a specific API and improper validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading arbitrary files to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the system, execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, and elevate privileges to root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisco_csafcert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-01-17modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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