CVE-2026-20230

HIGH KEV

Cisco Unified Communications Manager - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2026-20230 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added June 25, 2026. EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including HORKimhab, W5M1n9, HalilDeniz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a detailed writeup for CVE-2026-20230, describing an SSRF vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager that could lead to privilege escalation to root. It includes references to external PoC repositories but does not contain exploit code itself.

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks through an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation for specific HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write files to the underlying operating system that could be used later to elevate to root. Note: Cisco has assigned this security advisory a Security Impact Rating (SIR) of Critical rather than High as the score indicates. The reason is that exploitation of this vulnerability could result in an attacker elevating privileges to root. Note: To exploit this vulnerability, the WebDialer service must be enabled. WebDialer is disabled by default.

Exploits (4)

github WRITEUP
by HORKimhab · poc
https://github.com/HORKimhab/poc-cve-collection/tree/main/2026/20xxx/CVE-2026-20230.md

This repository contains a detailed writeup for CVE-2026-20230, describing an SSRF vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager that could lead to privilege escalation to root. It includes references to external PoC repositories but does not contain exploit code itself.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: WebDialer service must be enabled
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jun 28, 2026 Full analysis →
github WORKING POC
by W5M1n9 · pythonremote
https://github.com/W5M1n9/Cisco-Unified-Communications-Manager-Server-Side-Forgery-Request-Vulnerability-CVE-2026-20230

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2026-20230, targeting Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) with an SSRF vulnerability that leads to arbitrary file write and RCE. The PoC demonstrates a multi-step attack chain involving hostname discovery, SSRF to create an Axis service, and file write to achieve command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco Unified Communications Manager 15.0.1.13901-2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: WebDialer service enabled · Access to specific endpoints (/webdialer/Version.jws, /cmplatform/installClusterStatusExecute)
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jun 25, 2026 Full analysis →
github SCANNER
by HalilDeniz · pythonpoc
https://github.com/HalilDeniz/CVE-2026-20230-Scanner

The repository contains a Python-based scanner for detecting Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) instances potentially vulnerable to CVE-2026-20230. It checks for WebDialer exposure and includes a placeholder for a PoC file-write test, but lacks functional exploit code.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) versions 14.x and 15.x
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · WebDialer service enabled on the target
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jun 13, 2026 Full analysis →
github SCANNER
by HORKimhab · poc
https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-20230

The repository contains a scanner for CVE-2026-20230, which targets Cisco Unified CM's WebDialer service. It checks for the presence of vulnerable endpoints and attempts to detect WebDialer functionality but lacks a functional exploit payload.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Cisco Unified CM (versions 14.x, 15.x)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · WebDialer service enabled
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jun 05, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.8321
EPSS Percentile 99.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2026-06-25
VulnCheck KEV 2026-06-22
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2026-34137
CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (24)
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14SU1
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14SU2
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14SU3
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14SU4
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14SU4a
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 14SU5
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 15
Cisco/Cisco Unified Communications Manager 15.0.1.13010-1
... and 14 more
Published Jun 03, 2026
KEV Added Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 03, 2026