CVE-2025-20112

Root privilege escalation via overprivileged system commands

Published May 21, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center products allows local users to gain root via crafted OS commands. System commands in the restricted shell carry excessive permissions, so crafted command execution escapes the shell and runs with root privileges. Exploitation requires administrative access to the ESXi hypervisor and affects listed products regardless of device configuration.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center products allows local users to gain root via crafted OS commands. System commands in the restricted shell carry excessive permissions, so crafted command execution escapes the shell and runs with root privileges. Exploitation requires administrative access to the ESXi hypervisor and affects listed products regardless of device configuration.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20112
Published
May 21, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Classifications
CWE-268, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0(1)SU1
  2. Affected versionversion=10.0(1)SU1ES04
  3. Affected versionversion=10.5(1)
  4. Affected versionversion=10.5(1)SU1
  5. Affected versionversion=10.5(1)SU1ES10
  6. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)
  7. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU1
  8. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU2
  9. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU2ES04
  10. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU3
  11. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU3ES01
  12. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU3ES02
  13. Affected versionversion=10.6(1)SU3ES03
  14. Affected versionversion=11.0(1)SU1
  15. Affected versionversion=11.0(1)SU1ES02
  16. Affected versionversion=11.0(1)SU1ES03
  17. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)ES01
  18. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)SU1
  19. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)SU1ES01
  20. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)SU1ES02
  21. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)SU1ES03
  22. Affected versionversion=11.6(1)
  23. Affected versionversion=11.6(1)ES01
  24. Affected versionversion=11.6(1)ES02
  25. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)
  26. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES01
  27. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES02
  28. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES03
  29. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES04
  30. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES05
  31. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES06
  32. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES07
  33. Affected versionversion=11.6(2)ES08
  34. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)
  35. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)ES01
  36. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)ES02
  37. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)ES03
  38. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)ES04
  39. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)
  40. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)ES01
  41. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)ES02
  42. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)ES03
  43. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU01_ES01
  44. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU01_ES02
  45. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU01_ES03
  46. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU02_ES01
  47. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU02_ES02
  48. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU02_ES03
  49. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU02_ES04
  50. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU03_ES01
  51. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU03_ES02
  52. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU03_ES03
  53. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU03_ES04
  54. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU03_ES05
  55. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)_SU03_ES06
  56. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)SU1
  57. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)SU2
  58. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)SU3
  59. Affected versionversion=8.5(1)
  60. Affected versionversion=8.5(1)SU4ES09
  61. Affected versionversion=9.0(2)SU3ES04

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Unified Contact Center Expressversion=10.0(1)SU1; version=10.0(1)SU1ES04; version=10.5(1); version=10.5(1)SU1; version=10.5(1)SU1ES10; version=10.6(1); version=10.6(1)SU1; version=10.6(1)SU2; version=10.6(1)SU2ES04; version=10.6(1)SU3; version=10.6(1)SU3ES01; version=10.6(1)SU3ES02; version=10.6(1)SU3ES03; version=11.0(1)SU1; version=11.0(1)SU1ES02; version=11.0(1)SU1ES03; version=11.5(1)ES01; version=11.5(1)SU1; version=11.5(1)SU1ES01; version=11.5(1)SU1ES02; version=11.5(1)SU1ES03; version=11.6(1); version=11.6(1)ES01; version=11.6(1)ES02; version=11.6(2); version=11.6(2)ES01; version=11.6(2)ES02; version=11.6(2)ES03; version=11.6(2)ES04; version=11.6(2)ES05; version=11.6(2)ES06; version=11.6(2)ES07; version=11.6(2)ES08; version=12.0(1); version=12.0(1)ES01; version=12.0(1)ES02; version=12.0(1)ES03; version=12.0(1)ES04; version=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)ES01; version=12.5(1)ES02; version=12.5(1)ES03; version=12.5(1)_SU01_ES01; version=12.5(1)_SU01_ES02; version=12.5(1)_SU01_ES03; version=12.5(1)_SU02_ES01; version=12.5(1)_SU02_ES02; version=12.5(1)_SU02_ES03; version=12.5(1)_SU02_ES04; version=12.5(1)_SU03_ES01; version=12.5(1)_SU03_ES02; version=12.5(1)_SU03_ES03; version=12.5(1)_SU03_ES04; version=12.5(1)_SU03_ES05; version=12.5(1)_SU03_ES06; version=12.5(1)SU1; version=12.5(1)SU2; version=12.5(1)SU3; version=8.5(1); version=8.5(1)SU4ES09; version=9.0(2)SU3ES04
ClamAV · Cisco Emergency Responderversion=12.5(1); version=12.5(1a); version=12.5(1)SU1; version=12.5(1)SU2; version=12.5(1)SU3; version=12.5(1)SU4; version=12.5(1)SU5; version=12.5(1)SU6; version=12.5(1)SU7; version=12.5(1)SU8; version=12.5(1)SU8a; version=12.5(1)SU8b; version=12.5(1)SU9; version=14; version=14SU1; version=14SU2; version=14SU3; version=14SU3a; version=14SU4; version=15; version=15SU1; version=15SU1a
ClamAV · Cisco Prime Collaboration Deploymentversion=10.5(1); version=10.5(2); version=10.5(3); version=10.5(3)SU1; version=11.0(1); version=11.0(1a); version=11.5(1); version=11.5(1)SU1; version=11.5(2); version=11.5(3); version=11.6(1); version=11.6(2); version=12.0(1a); version=12.1(1); version=12.5(1); version=12.6(1); version=14; version=14SU1; version=14SU2; version=14SU3; version=14SU4; version=15; version=15SU1
ClamAV · Cisco Virtualized Voice Browserversion=11.0(1); version=11.5(1); version=11.5(1)ES27; version=11.5(1)_ES27; version=11.5(1)ES29; version=11.5(1)_ES29; version=11.5(1)ES32; version=11.5(1)_ES32; version=11.5(1)ES36; version=11.5(1)_ES36; version=11.5(1)ES43; version=11.5(1)_ES43; version=11.5(1)_ES53; version=11.5(1)_ES54; version=11.6(1); version=11.6(1)_ES22; version=11.6(1)_ES80; version=11.6(1)_ES81; version=11.6(1)_ES82; version=11.6(1)_ES83; version=11.6(1)_ES84; version=11.6(1)_ES85; version=11.6(1)_ES86; version=11.6(1)_ES87; version=11.6(1)_ES88; version=12.0(1); version=12.0(1)_ES01; version=12.0(1)_ES02; version=12.0(1)_ES03; version=12.0(1)_ES04; version=12.0(1)_ES05; version=12.0(1)_ES06; version=12.0(1)_ES07; version=12.0(1)_ES08; version=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)_ES02; version=12.5(1)_ES03; version=12.5(1)_ES04; version=12.5(1)_ES05; version=12.5(1)_ES06; version=12.5(1)_ES07; version=12.5(1)_ES08; version=12.5(1)_ES09; version=12.5(1)_ES10; version=12.5(1)_ES11; version=12.5(1)_ES12; version=12.5(1)_ES13; version=12.5(1)_ES14; version=12.5(1)_ES15; version=12.5(1)_ES16; version=12.5(1)_ES17; version=12.5(1)SU; version=12.5(1)_SU; version=12.5(1)_SU_ES01; version=12.5(1)_SU_ES02; version=12.5(1) SU ET; version=12.5(2)_ET; version=12.5.2_ET_CSCvz27014; version=12.5.2 ET-CSCwj33374; version=12.6(1); version=12.6(1)_ES01; version=12.6(1)_ES02; version=12.6(1)_ES03; version=12.6(1)_ES04; version=12.6(1)_ES05; version=12.6(1)_ES06; version=12.6(1)_ES07; version=12.6(1)_ES08; version=12.6(1)_ES09; version=12.6(1)_ES10; version=12.6(1)_ET; version=12.6(2); version=12.6(2)_ES01; version=12.6(2)_ES02; version=12.6(2)_ES03; version=12.6(2)_ES04; version=12.6(2)_ES05; version=12.6(2)_ES06; version=12.6.2-ET; version=12.6(2)_ET; version=12.6(2)_ET01; version=12.6.2-ET01-SSL; version=12.6(2)_ET02; version=12.6.2ET_CSCwf55306; version=12.6.2_ET_CSCwj36712; version=12.6(2)ET_CSCwj87296; version=12.6(2)ET_CSCwk83135; version=12.6.2_ET_CX_ALAW; version=12.6(2)ET_FileUpload; version=12.6(2)ET_NuanceMix; version=12.6.2ET_RTPfallback; version=12.6(2)_ET_Streaming; version=12.6(2)ET_Transcribe
ClamAV · Cisco Finesseversion=10.5(1); version=10.5(1)ES1; version=10.5(1)ES10; version=10.5(1)ES2; version=10.5(1)ES3; version=10.5(1)ES4; version=10.5(1)ES5; version=10.5(1)ES6; version=10.5(1)ES7; version=10.5(1)ES8; version=10.5(1)ES9; version=11.0(1); version=11.0(1)ES1; version=11.0(1)ES2; version=11.0(1)ES3; version=11.0(1)ES4; version=11.0(1)ES5; version=11.0(1)ES6; version=11.0(1)ES7; version=11.0(1)ES_Rollback; version=11.5(1); version=11.5(1)ES1; version=11.5(1)ES2; version=11.5(1)ES3; version=11.5(1)ES4; version=11.5(1)ES5; version=11.5(1)ES6; version=11.6(1); version=11.6(1)ES; version=11.6(1)ES1; version=11.6(1)ES10; version=11.6(1)ES11; version=11.6(1)ES2; version=11.6(1)ES3; version=11.6(1)ES4; version=11.6(1)ES5; version=11.6(1)ES6; version=11.6(1)ES7; version=11.6(1)ES8; version=11.6(1)ES9; version=11.6(1)FIPS; version=12.0(1); version=12.0(1)ES1; version=12.0(1)ES2; version=12.0(1)ES3; version=12.0(1)ES4; version=12.0(1)ES5; version=12.0(1)ES6; version=12.0(1)ES7; version=12.0(1)ES8; version=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)ES1; version=12.5(1)ES2; version=12.5(1)ES3; version=12.5(1)ES4; version=12.5(1)ES5; version=12.5(1)ES6; version=12.5(1)ES7; version=12.5(1)ES8; version=12.5(1)SU; version=12.5(1)_SU; version=12.5(1)SU ES1; version=12.5(1)SU ES2; version=12.5(1)SU ES3; version=12.5(2); version=12.6(1); version=12.6(1)ES1; version=12.6(1)ES10; version=12.6(1)ES11; version=12.6(1)ES2; version=12.6(1)ES3; version=12.6(1)ES4; version=12.6(1)ES5; version=12.6(1)ES6; version=12.6(1)ES7; version=12.6(1)ES7_ET; version=12.6(1)ES8; version=12.6(1)ES9; version=12.6(2); version=12.6(2)ES1; version=12.6(2)ES2; version=12.6(2)ES3; version=12.6(2)ES4; version=12.6(2)ES6
ClamAV · Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Serviceversion=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)SU1; version=12.5(1)SU2; version=12.5(1)SU3; version=12.5(1)SU4; version=12.5(1)SU5; version=12.5(1)SU6; version=12.5(1)SU7; version=12.5(1)SU8; version=12.5(1)SU9; version=14; version=14SU1; version=14SU2; version=14SU2a; version=14SU3; version=14SU4; version=15; version=15SU1
ClamAV · Cisco Unified Communications Managerversion=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)SU1; version=12.5(1)SU2; version=12.5(1)SU3; version=12.5(1)SU4; version=12.5(1)SU5; version=12.5(1)SU6; version=12.5(1)SU7; version=12.5(1)SU7a; version=12.5(1)SU8; version=12.5(1)SU8a; version=12.5(1)SU9; version=14; version=14SU1; version=14SU2; version=14SU3; version=14SU4; version=14SU4a; version=15; version=15SU1; version=15SU1a
ClamAV · Cisco SocialMinerversion=10.5(1); version=10.6(1); version=10.6(2); version=11.0(1); version=11.5(1); version=11.5(1)SU1; version=11.6(1); version=11.6(2); version=12.0(1); version=12.0(1)ES02; version=12.0(1)ES03; version=12.0(1)ES04; version=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)ES01; version=12.5(1)SU1; version=12.5(1)SU2; version=12.5(1)SU3
ClamAV · Cisco Unified Intelligence Centerversion=10.5(1); version=11.0(1); version=11.0(2); version=11.0(3); version=11.5(1); version=11.6(1); version=12.0(1); version=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)SU; version=12.5(2)ET_CSCwi79933; version=12.6(1); version=12.6(1)_ES05_ET; version=12.6(1)_ET; version=12.6.1_ExcelIssue_ET; version=12.6(2); version=12.6(2)_504_Issue_ET; version=12.6.2_Amq_OOS_ET; version=12.6.2_CSCwk19536_ET; version=12.6.2_CSCwm96922_ET; version=12.6.2_CSCwn48501_ET; version=12.6(2)_ET; version=12.6(2)_Permalink_ET
ClamAV · Cisco Unity Connectionversion=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)SU1; version=12.5(1)SU2; version=12.5(1)SU3; version=12.5(1)SU4; version=12.5(1)SU5; version=12.5(1)SU6; version=12.5(1)SU7; version=12.5(1)SU8; version=12.5(1)SU8a; version=12.5(1)SU9; version=14; version=14SU1; version=14SU2; version=14SU3; version=14SU3a; version=14SU4; version=15; version=15SU1

Published CVSS scores

5.1CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-268Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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