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CVE-2025-20275

Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: Jun 4, 2025Updated: Jul 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-502
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the file opening process of Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (Unified CCX) Editor could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.  This vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of Java objects by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an authenticated, local user to open a crafted .aef file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host that is running the editor application with the privileges of the user who launched it.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

Cisco Unified Contact Center ExpressCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express EditorCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco Unified Contact Center ExpressCisco
On-prem
Communications / messaging-chat
unified contact center expresscisco
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-uccx-editor-rce-ezyYZte8
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 4, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 22, 2025

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