TI-2024-13207 Aliases CVE-2024-20272 GHSA-vxjc-53hv-3fh8

Unrestricted file upload in Cisco Unity Connection

MEDIUM 51CWE-434Published 2024-01-17 · Updated 2025-06-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01604 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Unity Connection	12.0(1)SU1; 12.0(1)SU2; 12.0(1)SU3; 12.0(1)SU4; 12.0(1)SU5; 12.5(1); 12.5(1)SU1; 12.5(1)SU2; 12.5(1)SU3; 12.5(1)SU4; 12.5(1)SU5; 12.5(1)SU6; 12.5(1)SU7; 12.5(1)SU8; 12.5(1)SU8a; 14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 14SU3a	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Unity Connection VendorCisco Affected 12.0(1)SU1; 12.0(1)SU2; 12.0(1)SU3; 12.0(1)SU4; 12.0(1)SU5; 12.5(1); 12.5(1)SU1; 12.5(1)SU2; 12.5(1)SU3; 12.5(1)SU4; 12.5(1)SU5; 12.5(1)SU6; 12.5(1)SU7; 12.5(1)SU8; 12.5(1)SU8a; 14; 14SU1; 14SU2; 14SU3; 14SU3a Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection::::::::	before 12.5.1.19017-4; 14.0 to before 14.0.1.14006-5	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.5.1.19017-4; 14.0 to before 14.0.1.14006-5 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20272
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxjc-53hv-3fh8

References

Advisory 1

cisco-sa-cuc-unauth-afu-FROYsCsD

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-2017-09109 Improper authentication in Cisco Voice Operating System CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-01089 Cisco Unified Communications Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-05344 The encryption-processing feature in Cisco libSRTP before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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