CVE-2025-20354: Cisco Unified Contact Center Express · Unrestricted File Upload
Affects Cisco Unified Contact Center ExpressSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Cisco Unified Contact Center Express | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-20354, organizations should immediately apply any available Cisco security patches or updates addressing this vulnerability for their specific UCCX versions. If patches are not yet available, administrators should restrict access to the Java RMI interface by implementing strict network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure to trusted management networks only. Disable or restrict unused features related to Java RMI in UCCX configurations. Employ intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to monitor for suspicious file upload attempts or anomalous command execution patterns. Conduct thorough audits of UCCX logs to detect potential exploitation attempts. Implement robust authentication and authorization controls around management interfaces and consider multi-factor authentication where possible. Regularly back up UCCX configurations and data to enable recovery in case of compromise. Additionally, organizations should review and harden their overall contact center security posture, including endpoint protection and network monitoring, to detect and respond to potential intrusions quickly.
Description
A vulnerability in the Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) process of Cisco Unified CCX could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands with root permissions on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication mechanisms that are associated to specific Cisco Unified CCX features. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to an affected system through the Java RMI process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root.