CVE-2025-20139
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
A vulnerability in chat messaging features of Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to chat entry points. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to a messaging chat entry point in the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition. The application may not recover on its own and may need an administrator to manually restart services to recover.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Enterprise Chat and Emailcisco_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 · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
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affected products (114)
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advisories (2)
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- NCSC-2025-0104Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Cisco Enterprise Chat and EmailNL2025-04-03csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Cisco heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE).
- cisco-sa-ece-dos-tC6m9GZ8Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Denial of Service Vulnerability2025-04-02csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in chat messaging features of Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to chat entry points. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to a messaging chat entry point in the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition. The application may not recover on its own and may need an administrator to manually restart services to recover. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20139cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ece-dos-tC6m9GZ8cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ece-dos-tC6m9GZ8enisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ece-dos-tC6m9GZ8Vendor Advisorynvd
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