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Cisco Patches CVE-2026-20230 in Unified CM as Exploit Code Goes Public
A vulnerability in Cisco's Unified Communications Manager has been patched, addressing a bug that allowed unauthorized access to write fi…
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A vulnerability in Cisco's Unified Communications Manager has been patched, addressing a bug that allowed unauthorized access to write files and potentially gain root access. This issue is identified as CVE-2026-20230 and has proof-of-concept exploit code publicly available. The vulnerability is a server-side request forgery, which could be exploited by an attacker on the network. Although Cisco's security team has not seen the flaw used in attacks yet, the public release of exploit code increases the likelihood of potential attacks. The patch for this vulnerability is now available, and users are advised to apply it to prevent potential exploitation.
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