Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service 9.1(1) does not properly…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service 9.1(1) does not properly restrict access to encrypted passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine cleartext passwords, and consequently execute arbitrary commands, by visiting an unspecified web page and then conducting a decryption attack, aka Bug ID CSCuq46194.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4221
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pv9-h9jj-rpcp
References
More Cisco Unified Communications Manager Im And Presence Service vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-16259 Cisco Unified Communications Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-13188 Deserialization of untrusted data in Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2019-01468 Improper input validation in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2017-09109 Improper authentication in Cisco Voice Operating System CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00368 Improper input validation in Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-4221 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4221 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pv9-h9jj-rpcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences