Improper access control in Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Cloud Connect component of Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (CCE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read and modify data on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted TCP data to a specific port on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or modify data on the affected device.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h4g-vcc2-xxf3
References
Advisory 1
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- TI-2021-01122 Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-20242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-20242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3h4g-vcc2-xxf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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