CVE-2026-20045

Vulnerability details

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), Cisco Unity Connection, and Cisco Webex Calling Dedicated Instance contain a code injection vulnerability that could allow the attacker to obtain user-level access to the underlying operating system and then elevate privileges to root.

Added to CISA KEV: 2026-01-21

Ransomware campaign use: Unknown

CISA due date: 2026-02-11

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.