The firmware on Cisco Unified IP phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 uses weak permissions for…
Priority LOW 29CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The firmware on Cisco Unified IP phones 8961, 9951, and 9971 uses weak permissions for memory block devices, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a device with a setuid file in its filesystem, aka Bug ID CSCui04382.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00283 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_ip_phone_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_8961:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9951:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9971:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_ip_phone_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_8961:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9951:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_9971:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6685
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q28-p7pm-8p98
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-6685 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6685 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3q28-p7pm-8p98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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